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Varg
Varg may most commonly refer to: * Warg, a fictional demonic wolf created by author J. R. R. Tolkien * An anglicised form of Old Norse ''vargr'', relating to wolves in Germanic mythology Varg or VARG may also refer to: People with the name * Bert-Åke Varg, Swedish actor and singer * Inga Varg (born 1952), Swedish architect * Paul A. Varg (1912–1994), American historian * Varg Støvland, Norwegian footballer * Varg Vikernes (born 1973), Norwegian musician, writer, convicted murderer and white supremacist. Fictional characters *Detective Varg, a character created by Alexander McCall Smith * Varg Veum, a character created by the Norwegian author Gunnar Staalesen Other * Varg (band), a German heavy metal band * Varg, Iran, a village in Shirvan County, Iran *VARG, ICAO code for Ratnagiri Airport, India See also * * Varga (other) Varga may refer to: * Varga (surname), a Hungarian surname, includes a list of people with the name * Varga, Hungary, a village in Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varg Vikernes
Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes; 11 February 1973), better known as Varg Vikernes (), is a Norwegian musician and author best known for his early black metal albums and later for his crimes. His first five records, released under the name Burzum from 1992 to 1996, made him one of the most influential figures in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was convicted of murder and arson in 1994 and sentenced to 21 years in prison, being released after serving 15 years. A native of Fana, Bergen, Fana in Bergen Municipality, Vikernes began playing guitar at the age of 14 and formed his first band, Kalashnikov (later known as Uruk-Hai), by 1989. He went on to join the band Old Funeral, in which he played guitar from 1989 until his departure in 1991. He recorded multiple tracks with the band, which were featured on the ''Devoured Carcass'' EP, as well as various compilation albums released years later. In 1992, Vikernes, along with other members of the scene, was suspected of burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varga (other)
Varga may refer to: * Varga (surname), a Hungarian surname, includes a list of people with the name * Varga, Hungary, a village in Hungary * Varga (astrology), a technical division in Indian astrology * Varga (band), a Canadian metal band * Varga (comics), a Filipino comic book character ** '' Komiks Presents: Varga'', a Philippines TV series * Varga girls, World War-II era pin-ups by Alberto Vargas * Varga Studio, a Hungarian animation studio * Varga 2150 Kachina, an American-made single-engine airplane * Varga, a character in ''Doctor Who'' episode " The Ice Warriors" * Varga plants, a poisonous plant in ''Doctor Who'' episode " Mission to the Unknown" See also * * Varg (other) * Vargas (other) * Wergea {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert-Åke Varg
Bert-Åke Varg (né Lundström, 27 April 1932 – 31 December 2022) was a Swedish actor and singer."Bert Åke-Varg" , bibliographical entry in '''' Life and career Varg was born in Eva Redvall"'Man ska ha kul i livet'" , '''', 25 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varg Veum
Varg Veum is the central character in a series of crime novels, written by the Norwegian author Gunnar Staalesen, about a private detective who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, German, and Swedish. In the series there are 20 novels, two short story compilations and an additional short story, a collaboration (1993) with writer Fredrik Skagen, in which Veum meets a hero of Skagen's books, Morten Martens. List of novels * Bukken til havresekken (The Buck to the Sack of Oats) (1977) * Din, til døden (Yours Until Death) (1979) * * Tornerose sov i hundre år (Sleeping Beauty Slept for One Hundred Years) (1980) * Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (The Woman in the Fridge) (1981) * I mørket er alle ulver grå (At Night All Wolves Are Grey) (1983) * * Hekseringen (The Witches Circle) (includes 7 Varg Veum stories) (1985) * Svarte får (Black Sheep) (1988) * * Falne engler (Fallen Angels) (1989) * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Varg
Inga Varg (born 1952, Bergslagen, Sweden) is a Swedish architect. Amongst the awards Varg has won are the Swedish Concrete Federation’s annual architecture award (Svensk Betongs arkitekturpris) and the Swedish Association of Architects’ Kasper Salin Award ( Kasper Salin-priset.) She trained and qualified as an architect at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology School of Architecture (Arkitekturskolan Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan.) Since 1992 she has co-owned and co-led the company Rosenbergs Arkitekter with the Italian-born architect Alessandro Ripellino. Varg has worked on city planning, architecture and interior design projects. Biography Directly after graduating in 1978 Varg began working at Swedish architect’s Lars Bryde’s firm Lars Brydes Arkitektkontor. During this time Inga Varg took part in a number of competitions, designing residential projects including the Täppan district of south-central Stockholm Södermalm. Varg began working at Rosenberg & Stål Arki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varg (band)
Varg is a German heavy metal music, metal band from Coburg, Bavaria. The band's name means "wolf" in Swedish. The band's songs deal mainly with paganism and Nordic mythology.Björn Thorsten Jaschinski: Varg Interview ''Wölfisch und Asentreu''. ''Pagan Fire – The Legacy, Chronicles I'' (Sonderheft), Devil.Inc, Saarbrücken 2007, S. 21. History Varg was formed in 2005 in Coburg, Bavaria, by guitarist Philipp "Freki" Seiler and drummer Silvester "Fenrier" Grundmann. They were joined by bassist Nivel, vocalist Frost and guitarist Da'ath. They are also known for issuing a cease and desist letter to a Swedish techno artist of the same name in 2019. Discography Demos * 2006: ''Donareiche'' Studio albums * 2007: ''Wolfszeit'' (Heiden Klangwerke) * 2008: ''Schildfront'' (Split album, Split with Minas Morgul) * 2008: ''Live am Wolfszeit Festival'' (Live album) * 2010: ''Blutaar'' (NoiseArt Records) * 2011: ''Wolfskult'' (NoiseArt Records) * 2012: ''Guten Tag'' (NoiseArt Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varg Støvland
Varg Ringdal Støvland (born 23 January 1996) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Frigg. Hailing from Larvik, he started his youth career in Nanset and Fram before joining Sandefjord's youth section in 2013. He made his first-team debut in the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup in and his first-team league debut in 2015. In 2017, he was loaned out to Fram and Halsen, continuing in Halsen in 2018. In 2019 he moved to Oslo and Frigg Frigg (; Old Norse: ) is a goddess, one of the Æsir, in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about her, she is associated with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and motherhood, and dwells in the wetl .... References 1996 births Living people Footballers from Larvik Sandefjord Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football midfielders Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Frigg Oslo FK player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varg, Iran
Varg (, also Romanized as Varak) is a village in Golian Rural District, in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... Population At the 2006 census, its population was 595, in 157 families. References Populated places in Shirvan County {{Shirvan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warg
In the Philology, philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction, a warg is a particularly large and evil kind of wolf that could be ridden by Orc (Middle-Earth), orcs. He derived the name and characteristics of his wargs by combining meanings and myths from Old Norse and Old English. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology#Germanic, In Norse mythology, a ''vargr'' (anglicised as warg) is a wolf, especially the wolf Fenrir that destroyed the god Odin in the battle of Ragnarök, and the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, Hati, Fenrir's children, who perpetually chase the Sun and Moon. In Old English, a ''wearh'' is an outcast who may be strangled to death. Through Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien's influence, wargs have featured in Fantasy (genre), fantasy books by authors including George R. R. Martin, and in media such as video games and role-playing games. Etymology and origins The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey states that Tolkie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves In Germanic Mythology
The wolf is a common motif in the foundational mythologies and cosmologies of peoples throughout Eurasia and North America (corresponding to the historical extent of the habitat of the gray wolf), and also plays a role in ancient European cultures. The modern trope of the Big Bad Wolf arises from European folklore. The wolf holds great importance in the cultures and religions of many nomadic peoples, such as those of the Eurasian steppe and North American Plains. Wolves have sometimes been associated with witchcraft in both northern European and some Native American cultures: in Norse folklore, the völva Hyndluljóð, Hyndla and the gýgr Hyrrokin are both portrayed as using wolves as mounts, while in Navajo people, Navajo culture, wolves have sometimes been interpreted as Witch (Navajo), witches in wolf's clothing. Traditional Tsilhqot'in beliefs have warned that contact with wolves could in some cases possibly cause mental illness and death. Akkadian One of the earliest writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul A
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community * Paul, Idaho, United States, a city * Paul, Nebraska, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander McCall Smith
Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith (born 24 August 1948) is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was raised in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'' series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833. Early life Rodney Alexander Alasdair McCall Smith was born in 1948 in Bulawayo in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe), to British parents. He was the only son, having three elder sisters. His father worked as a public prosecutor in Bulawayo. McCall Smith was educated at the Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
