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Ansgar (name)
Ansgar (Latinized ''Ansgarius''; Old Norse ''Ásgeirr'') is a Germanic given name, composed of the elements '' ans'' "god", and '' gar'' "spear". ''Ansgar'' is the Old High German form of the name. The form ''Asger'' was in use in Denmark in the medieval period.Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004) The Old English cognate of the name is ''Ōsgār'' (the given name ''Oscar'' is however thought to be of Irish origin). The name might come from when the Vikings spread through Ireland. Modern variants of the name include Norwegian ''Asgeir'', Icelandic ''Ásgeir'', Danish ''Asger'', ''Eske'', ''Esge'', ''Asgar'', ''Asker''. List of people Notable people with the given name: Medieval * Saint Ansgar (801 – 865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen who was active in the Christianization of Scandinavia * Anscar I of Ivrea (d. 902), Margrave of Ivrea * Anscar of Spoleto (d. 940), Duke of Spoleto * Osgar (d. 984), English abbot * Ansgar the Staller (c. 1025–1068), Anglo-Saxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English language, English, is also the world's most List of languages by total number of speakers, widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, History of Germany#Iron Age, Iron Age Northern Germany and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English language, English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asgeir Dølplads
Asgeir Dølplads (26 August 1932 – 26 September 2023) was a Norwegian . On 1 January 1953, he became the first ever winner of the New Year's ski jump competition, an integral part of the . With jumps of 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslac
Óslác is a theophoric Anglo-Saxon given name, cognate to Old Norse ''Ásleikr''/''Áslákr'' (Latinised ''Ansleicus'', modern Scandinavian ''Aslak'') and to Old High German ''Ansleh'' (''Anslech'', ''Ansleccus''). It is composed of '' ós'' "god" and '' lác'' "play, sport; offering, sacrifice". Historical individuals bearing the name include: * a son of Æthelfrith of Northumbria (recorded in MS ''E'' of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' s.a. 617), *king Oslac of Sussex (8th century), *Oslac of Hampshire, butler of Æthelwulf of Wessex (9th century), * earl Oslac of York (10th century), * Anslech de Bricquebec (10th century). *''Ansleicus'' is the name of a Dane converted to Christianity in 864 according to the ''Miracles de St. Riquier''. This Ansleicus subsequently mediated between Charles the Bald and the Viking invaders of Normandy. The Norman French toponyms Anneville are from ''Anslecvilla'' "the farm of Ansleicus" and Annebecq too (cf. Norman patronymic ''Anlec'' still m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kong Asgers Høj
Kong Asgers Høj is a large passage grave on the island of Møn in Denmark. The megalithic structure dated to Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture. The grave consists of a chamber (10 m long by 2 m wide) with a long passage (7.5 m long). This type of graves is found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, and occasionally in France and the Netherlands. Study of King Asger Høj began in 1839, when the Danish merchant Gustav Hage tried to find a treasure but found it empty. The grave is structurally untouched since ancient times, but may have been cleared then. It was used as Secondary burial for Corded Ware culture period. External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20110718062329/http://www.insula-moenia.dk/kong_asgers_hoj.html * http://gg.campacasa.eu/Archaeology/Tours/Denmark_Sverige_2004/Denmark_Sverige_2004.htm#Kong%20Asgers%20Hoj Location map at www.visitvordingborg.dk Buildings and structures completed in the 4th millennium BC Archaeological sites in Vordingbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asger
Asger is a predominantly Danish language masculine given name derived from the Old Norse elements ''Æsir'' or ''ás'', meaning "gods" and ''geirr'', meaning "spear". Individuals bearing the name Asger include: *Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematician *Asger Christensen (born 1958), Danish politician *Asger Lund Christiansen (1927–1998), Danish cellist and composer *Asger Hamerik, also Hammerich, (1843–1923), Danish composer of classical music *Asger Jorn (1914–1973), Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author *Asger Ostenfeld (1866–1931), Danish civil engineer *Asger Sørensen Asger Strømgaard Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. His former clubs include Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnb ... (born 1996), Danish footballer * Asger Svendsen, Danish professor music, performer of bassoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Trausti
Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson (; born 1 July 1992) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician. In his Icelandic releases, he was credited as Ásgeir Trausti. In 2013, he started using the mononym Ásgeir as his recording name. He performs with his own band, the Ásgeir Trausti Band. He also plays guitar in the Icelandic band The Lovely Lion. Career Ásgeir's debut album '' Dýrð í dauðaþögn'' was released in 2012. The lead single, "Sumargestur", made it to number two on the Tónlist, an unofficial but widely quoted Icelandic Singles Chart, followed by the single "Leyndarmál" (six weeks at number 1 on Tónlist) and the title track "Dýrð í dauðaþögn" from the album (three weeks at #1 on Tónlist). He had a Christmas hit with his song "Hvítir skór" in collaboration with Blaz Roca. The single stayed at the top of the Icelandic Singles Chart for 9 consecutive weeks from December 2012 to the end of January 2013. An English language version of ''Dýrð í dauðaþögn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson (born 8 May 1955 in Vestmannaeyjar) is an Icelandic retired football attacking midfielder and coach. He spent most of his career at Standard Liège and in Germany, amassing Bundesliga totals of 211 games and 39 goals for two clubs, mainly Stuttgart. Club career One of the first Icelandic footballers to play in a foreign country, Ásgeir played a single game for Rangers' reserve side in late 1972 before moving to Belgian club Standard Liège in 1973. He stayed there for eight seasons, amassing more than 300 appearances overall and helping it to the 1981 Belgian Cup. Immediately after, he was bought by FC Bayern Munich. He played 17 times in his first season, scoring once. He was an unused substitute in the 1982 European Cup final and was the only non-German in the squad that day, but only stayed with the club for one year. Ásgeir then joined fellow Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, where he figured prominently until his retirement at 35. In his seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson (born 2 September 1985 in) is an Icelandic sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol, finished 14th in the qualifying round, failing to make the cut for the final. He also took part in the Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol, 50 metre pistol, finishing in 32nd place. References External links * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Reykjavík Icelandic male sport shooters, Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson Olympic shooters for Iceland, Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Iceland, Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson Shooters at the 2019 European Games Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Jónsson
Ásgeir Jónsson (born 21 June 1970) is an Icelandic economist, teacher and author. He has been a notable contributor to the Icelandic policy debate during the boom and crisis periods. He is the son of Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (2009-2011). He is the current governor of the Central Bank of Iceland. Career Currently, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Iceland and an economic adviser at Virðing. During the 2000s Ásgeir was the Chief economist for Kaupthing Bank and head of its analytic department. After the Icelandic banking collapse he wrote a book on the crisis. In July 2019, he was appointed the governor of the Central Bank of Iceland. Education Ásgeir received a BS degree in economics from the University of Iceland in 1994. He received the M.Sc. degree in economics from Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Helgason
Ásgeir R. Helgason (born 1957) is an Icelandic scientist working at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Since 2002 he has been an associate professor in psychology at the Departments of Oncology-Pathology and Public Health at the Karolinska Institutet and Reykjavik University, Iceland. Ásgeir is best known for his population based research on sexual function and emotional isolation in elderly men and prostate cancer patients, patient trade-off and his work on smoking cessation and quitlines. Helgason was a prime mover in the establishment of the Swedish and Icelandic national quitlines for smoking cessation (1998) and responsible for their development. He was also engaged in the development of a similar telephone-based proactive treatment for people who seek help for controlling their alcohol (drug), alcohol consumption (alcohol quitline). Other work includes research on motivational interviewing and palliative care, followed by an ethical analysis of facilitating death talk in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season. Ásgeir played 247 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 414 goals, and competed with the team at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References External links * * * 1984 births Living people Asgeir Hallgrimsson Asgeir Hallgrimsson Asgeir Hallgrimsson Asgeir Hallgrimsson Olympic medalists in handball Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson (22 November 1949 – 9 September 2007) was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik Fram may refer to: Ships * ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic exploration vessel from Norway * MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group Places and geography * Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay * Fram Formation, a se ... for twelve years. Ásgeir played games for the Iceland national football team in three sports: football, handball and volleyball, before starting as professional manager. References ;Specific ;General {{DEFAULTSORT:Asgeir Eliasson Eliasson, Asgeir Eliasson, Asgeir Icelandic football managers Icelandic men's footballers Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players Iceland men's international footballers Iceland national football team managers Knattspyrnufélagið Fram managers Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar managers Ungmennafélagið Víkingur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
