Åsmund or Aasmund is a Norse male given name, derived from ''as'' ('god') and ''mundr'' ('protector').
People with the given name Åsmund or Aasmund include:
*Asmund, Varangian tutor of
Sviatoslav I
Sviatoslav or Svyatoslav I Igorevich (; Old Norse: ''Sveinald''; – 972) was Prince of Kiev from 945 until his death in 972. He is known for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers ...
of Kiev (945–972)
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Åsmund Asdal (born 1957), Norwegian biologist
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Aasmund Bjørkan (born 1973), retired Norwegian football midfielder
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Aasmund Brynildsen (1917–1974), Norwegian essayist, biographer, editor and consultant
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Roald Åsmund Bye (born 1928), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Åsmund Esval
Åsmund (Aasmund) Esval (16 February 1889 – 17 October 1971, Oslo) was a Norwegian painter.
Biography
Aasmund Esval was born at Nes in Romerike, Norway. From 1909 to 1919, Esval was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art ...
(born 1889), Norwegian painter
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Åsmund Forfang (born 1952), Norwegian writer
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Åsmund Frægdegjevar, medieval Norwegian legendary hero who is hired by the king to rescue a princess
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Åsmund Kåresson
Åsmund Kåresson was a Viking Age runemaster who flourished during the first half of the 11th century in Uppland and Gästrikland, Sweden. The early Urnes style is represented in his art. pp. 197, 208–09.
Work
Most early medieval Scandinavians ...
, runemaster who flourished during the first half of the 11th century in Uppland, Sweden
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Aasmund Kulien (1893–1988), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Aasmund Nordstoga (born 1964), Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Vinje, Telemark
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870), Norwegian poet and journalist
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Åsmund Reikvam (born 1944), Norwegian professor in medicine and former politician
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Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje (1851–1917), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party splinter party Liberale Venstre
See also
*Asmund, eponymous hero of the saga ''
Ásmundar saga kappabana''
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Åsmund Åmli Band, Norwegian country/rock band from Valle in Setesdalen, formed in 1996
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Åsmund Frægdegjevar (album), the first full-length album by the Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk
References
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Norwegian masculine given names
Masculine given names