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Brynhild (given Name)
Brynhild is a Norwegian feminine given name, a form of the German Brunhild, a heroine of Germanic heroic legend Germanic heroic legend () is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic peoples, Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or is set in the Migration Period (4th-6th centuries AD). Stories from this time period, to which others were .... It may refer to: * Brynhild Berge (1901–1975), Norwegian diver and Olympian * Brynhild Grasmoen (1929–2000), American alpine skier and Olympian * Belle Gunness (born Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth; 1859–1908), Norwegian born American serial killer * Brynhild Haugland (1905–1998), American politician * Brynhild Olivier (1887–1935), English aristocrat and Progressive * Brynhild Parker (1907–1987), British illustrator and painter * Brynhild Synstnes (born 1971), Norwegian retired long-distance runner See also * Brunhilde (given name) * Brunhilda * Brynhildur References {{given name, Brynhild Norwegian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild
Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild ( , , or ), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the and some Eddic poems treating the same events. In the continental Germanic tradition, where she is a central character in the , she is a powerful Amazon-like queen. In both traditions, she is instrumental in bringing about the death of the hero Sigurd or Siegfried after he deceives her into marrying the Burgundian king Gunther or Gunnar. In both traditions, the immediate cause for her desire to have Siegfried murdered is a quarrel with the hero's wife, Gudrun or Kriemhild. In the Scandinavian tradition, but not in the continental tradition, Brunhild kills herself after Sigurd's death. Richard Wagner made Brunhild (as ) an important character in his opera cycle . The majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Heroic Legend
Germanic heroic legend () is the heroic literary tradition of the Germanic peoples, Germanic-speaking peoples, most of which originates or is set in the Migration Period (4th-6th centuries AD). Stories from this time period, to which others were added later, were transmitted oral literature, orally, traveled widely among the Germanic speaking peoples, and were known in many variants. These legends typically reworked historical events or personages in the manner of oral poetry, forming a Germanic Heroic Age, heroic age. Heroes in these legends often display a heroic ethos emphasizing honor, glory, and loyalty above other concerns. Like Germanic mythology, heroic legend is a genre of Germanic folklore. Heroic legends are attested in Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Scandinavia, and medieval Germany. Many take the form of Germanic heroic poetry (): shorter pieces are known as heroic lays, whereas longer pieces are called Germanic heroic epic (). The early Middle Ages preserves only a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Synstnes
Brynhild Synstnes (born 20 April 1971) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 3000/5000 metres and later marathon. She represented Lillehammer IF and SK Vidar during her heyday. Biography She finished eighth at the 1990 World Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 1994 European Championships. In addition she was on the Norwegian team who won the silver medal at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, having finished seventh in the individual race. She competed again at the 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, but only finished 49th. The same year she competed in 5000 metres at the World Championships without reaching the final. She became Norwegian champion in 10,000 metres in 1995, in half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Parker
Margaret Brynhild Parker (1907–1987) was a British illustrator and painter, and part of the East London Group. She signed herself Brynhild Parker. She studied at the Slade School of Art from 1925 to 1928. As well as painting, she illustrated books and designed advertising posters for Shell. She moved to France in the 1940s, which influenced her style of painting, and spent the last years of her life in Antibes. She died in 1987. Her painting ''The Entrance to the Port'' was exhibited at the Lefevre Gallery in 1938. Her works are in a number of collections, including those of Beecroft Art Gallery, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and the Ulster Museum. Shell posters using her designs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Works illustrated * * * * References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Olivier
Brynhild Olivier (20 May 1887 – 13 January 1935) was one of four sisters noted for their progressive ideas, beauty and associations with both Rupert Brooke and his Cambridge University, Cambridge circle of Neo-pagans, as well as the Bloomsbury Group. Born in Bloomsbury, London, Brynhild Olivier was raised and home schooled in Jamaica and Limpsfield, Surrey. Although she had no higher education, she became involved in cultural activities at Cambridge University, through her sisters, who were undergraduates there. Brynhild Olivier was married twice, first to the art historian, Hugh Popham in 1912, with whom she had three children, including the art scholar, Anne Olivier Bell. Later, she married (Francis) Raymond George Nason Sherrard and had three further children, including the poet Philip Sherrard. Brynhild Olivier died in London from aplastic anaemia in 1935, at the age of 47. Family of origin The Honourable Brynhild Olivier, known as Bryn, was the second daughter of Sydn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Haugland
Brynhild Haugland (July 28, 1905 – August 9, 1998) was an American Republican politician, who was well known for being one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, as well as for being the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States because of her continuous 52-year tenure in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Fred A. Risser retired in 2021 as the longest serving state legislator in United States history. Biography Haugland was born in 1905 near Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Nels and Sigurda (Ringeon) Haugland, who were dairy farmers. She taught in Ward County from 1923 to 1925 and received her teaching certificate in 1928 from what is now Minot State University. Her political career began in 1936 when she first ran a Minot district House of Representatives seat, however, she was unable to win because a broken leg kept her from campaigning. She tried again in 1938 for the same seat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness (born Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth; November 11, 1859 – possibly April 28, 1908), nicknamed Hell's Belle, was a Norwegian-American serial killer who was active in Illinois and Indiana between 1884 and 1908. Gunness is thought to have killed at least fourteen people (most of whom were men she enticed to visit her rural Indiana property through personal advertisements), while some sources speculate her involvement in as many as forty murders, making her one of the most prolific female serial killers in history. Gunness seemingly died in a fire in 1908, although her actual fate is unconfirmed. Early life Belle Gunness was born Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth in Selbu Municipality in Søndre Trondhjem county, Norway, on November 11, 1859, to Paul and Berit Størseth; she was the youngest of eight children. She was confirmed at the Church of Norway in 1874. At age 14, Gunness began working for neighboring farms by milking and herding cattle to save enough money for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Grasmoen
Brynhild "Bee" Grasmoen (January 7, 1929 – December 30, 2000) was an American alpine skier. She competed in two events at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Early life and education Grasmoen was born in Merced, California, the daughter of Arnold Joselin Grasmoen and Ione Julia Cunningham Grasmoen. Her father was a banker and an Air Force officer during World War II. She attended Hobbs High School in New Mexico, and graduated from Merced High School in 1946. She graduated from Stanford University in 1953. Career She won the Butler Cup at Badger Pass in 1941, at the age of 12, and the New Mexico State women's skiing championship in 1943, when she was 14. In 1946, an age minimum was changed to allow her to qualify as a Class B Skier in the Far Western Ski Association. Grasmoen competed in two alpine skiing events at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She won the Gold Sun Run at Sun Valley in 1949. She was crowned queen of the Nevada Winter Carnival in 1952. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhild Berge
Brynhild Berge (later ''Samuelsen'', 22 September 1901 – 22 February 1975) was a Norwegian diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... In 1920, she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform competition. References External links * 1901 births 1975 deaths Norwegian female divers Olympic divers for Norway Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunhild
Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild ( , , or ), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigoths, Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shieldmaiden or valkyrie, who appears as a main character in the and some Poetic Edda, Eddic poems treating the same events. In the continental Germanic tradition, where she is a central character in the , she is a powerful Amazon-like queen. In both traditions, she is instrumental in bringing about the death of the hero Sigurd, Sigurd or Siegfried after he deceives her into marrying the Burgundians, Burgundian king Gunther, Gunther or Gunnar. In both traditions, the immediate cause for her desire to have Siegfried murdered is a quarrel with the hero's wife, Gudrun, Gudrun or Kriemhild. In the Scandinavian tradition, but not in the continental tradition, Brunhild kills herself after Sigurd's death. Richard Wagner made Brunhild (as ) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudrun
Gudrun ( ; ) or Kriemhild ( ; ) is the wife of Sigurd/Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two queens of the Merovingian dynasty, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund. In both the Continental (German) and Scandinavian traditions, Gudrun/Kriemhild is the sister of the Burgundian king Gunther/Gunnar and marries the hero Siegfried/Sigurd. Both traditions also feature a major rivalry between Gudrun and Brunhild, Gunther's wife, over their respective ranks. In both traditions, once Sigurd has been murdered, Gudrun is married to Etzel/Atli, the legendary analogue of Attila the Hun. In the Norse tradition, Atli desires the hoard of the Nibelungen, which the Burgundians had taken after murdering Sigurd, and invites them to his court; intending to kill them. Gudrun then avenges her brothers by killing Atli and burning down his hall. The Norse tradition then tells of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
