Image Broch of Gurness2.jpg thumb Broch of Gurness The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age brochbroch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound . The remains of the central tower are up to convert 3.6 m ft 01 high, and the stone walls are up to convert 4.1 m ft 01 thick. ref C.Michael Hogan, Gurness , The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, 02 December 2007 http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 341 ref The broch probably had a conical or mildly hyperbolic top, ref Angus Konstam 2006 Forts of Celtic Britain , Osprey Publishing, 64 pages, ISBN 184603064 ref and has the remains of a settlement surrounding and adjoining it. Pieces of a Roman Empire Roman amphora dating to before 60 AD were found here, lending weight to the record that a King of Orkney submitted to Claudius Emperor Claudius at Colchester in 43 AD. ref Moffat, Alistair 2005 Before Scotland The Story of Scotland Before History . London. Thames & Hudson. p. 173 4. ref The broch is in the care of Historic Scotland . See also Point of Hellia Sands of Evie References reflist External links http www.orkneyjar.com history brochs gurness The Broch o Gurness Prehistoric Orkney Broch coord 59.122 N 3.078 W type landmark region GB ORK display title Category Brochs Gurness Category Prehistoric Orkney Category Archaeological sites in Orkney Category Historic Scotland properties Category Museums in Orkney Category Archaeology museums in Scotland Orkney stub ca Broch de Gurness de Broch von Gurness fr Broch de Gurness nl Broch of Gurness ... more details
surrounding the main tower. Examples include Howe, near Stromness , GurnessBroch in the north west ...other uses Image Dun Carloway.jpg thumb right Dun Carloway broch, Lewis , Scotland A broch is an British .... There is controversy about whether or not brochs were roofed. Origin and definition The word broch ... the spelling broch in the 1870s. A precise definition for the word has proved elusive. Brochs are the most ... Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland identifies a total of 571 candidate broch ... of 104. ref Armit 2003 p. 16. ref File Broch of Mousa geograph.org.uk 2800.jpg thumb upright left Broch of Mousa The origin of brochs is a subject of continuing research. Sixty years ago most archaeologists ... walled broch tower was purely an invention from what is now Scotland, or that even the kinds of pottery ... of the broch and wheelhouse building cultures of the Scottish Iron Age . Proceedings of the Prehistoric ... Scatness Broch in Shetland, where a sheep bone dating to 390 200 BC has been reported ref Dockrill, S. J., Outram, Z. and Batt, C. M. 2006 Time and place a new chronology for the origin of the broch based on the scientific dating programme at the Old Scatness Broch, Shetland, PSAS , v. 136, p. 89 110, ISSN 0081 1564 ref The other broch claimed to be substantially older than the 1st century BC ... in the Scottish Borders Borders for example Edin s Hall Broch , on the west coast of Dumfries and Galloway .... Purposes File Kilphedir broch.JPG thumb left The remains of Kilphedir broch, Sutherland , are surrounded ... was never a major concern in the siting of a broch, and argued that they may have been the stately ... the broch of Mousa , for instance, is directly opposite another at Burraland in Sandwick. In Orkney ... of Shetland Archaeology , Lerwick Shetland Times Ltd. ref Finally, some archaeologists consider broch sites individually, doubting that there ever was a single common purpose for which every broch was constructed ... to position, dimensions and likely status. For example, the broch villages which occur at a few places ... more details
distinguish Brach Broch can refer to People Broch , a Norwegian, German or Austrian surname. Hermann Broch 1886 1951 , Austrian writer Lars Oftedal Broch , Norwegian judge Nicolai Cleve Broch , Norwegian actor of theatre and film Ole Jacob Broch 1818 1889 , Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and politician. Theodor Broch 1904 1998 , Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party Places The Broch , a local name for several Scottish towns. Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire Burghead , Moray Buildings Broch , a type of Iron Age drystone hollow walled structure found in Scotland. Broch of Clickimin , broch near Lerwick, Shetland Broch of Culswick , unexcavated coastal broch in Shetland Broch of Gurness , Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland, Orkney Broch of Mousa , broch or round tower on the island of Mousa, Shetland Burroughston Broch , Iron Age archaeological site on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney Edin s Hall Broch , broch near Duns in the Scotland Borders See also Brough disambiguation dab Category Brochs Category Surnames Category Norwegian language surnames Category Jewish surnames Category Germanic language surnames ca Broch desambiguaci da Broch de Broch es Broch desambiguaci n fr Broch homonymie noinclude he noinclude ja nl Broch doorverwijspagina nn Broch no Broch pl Broch ujednoznacznienie ru sco Broch sv Broch ... more details
Refimprove date March 2010 Image Clickimin Broch 2 b.jpg 450px thumb The Broch of Clickimin The Broch of Clickimin broch also Clickimin broch is a large and well preserved, though somewhat restored broch near the town of Lerwick in Shetland , Scotland. Originally built on an island in a small loch reduced in size by silting and drainage , approached by a stone causeway, ref http www.scottish places.info features featurefirst11133.html Clickimin Broch Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2010. ref the structure contains a later wheelhouse. It is situated within a walled enclosure and, unusually for brochs, features a large blockhouse between the opening in the enclosure and the door of the broch itself. Another unusual feature is a stone slab featuring sculptured footprints, located in the causeway approaching the site. Situated across the loch is the Clickimin Leisure Centre. The site is maintained by Historic Scotland no entrance charge . References reflist External links http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk shetland clickimin index.html Broch of Clickimin on Undiscovered Scotland website Broch Prehistoric Shetland Category Brochs Clickimin Category History of Shetland Category Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland Category Historic Scotland properties Category Archaeological sites in Shetland Category Brochs Category Former islands of Scotland Shetland geo stub Scotland struct stub cy Broch Clickimin de Broch von Clickhimin fr Broch de Clickimin nl Clickimin Broch ... more details
File Broch of culswick 1.jpg thumb right 220px Broch of Culswick Culswick Broch is an unexcavated coastal broch in the Shetland Islands of Scotland at coord 60 11 05 N 01 32 25 W . Built of striking red stone, it has beautiful views all around, including Foula and Vaila isles, and Fitful Head and Fair Isle in the south. The broch stands commandingly on the top of a massive rock platform and is about 3 metres high at its tallest point. Much rubble has fallen in to the centre. This broch has a massive triangular lintel stone over the entrance, which is partly filled with rubble. An excellent drawing by George Low, reproduced in the RCAMS 1946 Inventory of monuments in Shetland, pp212 reveals that the structure survived very well in 1774. References Unreferenced date April 2008 Reflist Broch Prehistoric Shetland Category Brochs Culswick Category Archaeological sites in Shetland Category Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland Scotland struct stub Shetland stub fr Broch de Culswick nl Broch of Culswick ... more details
Olaf Broch 4 August 1867, Horten spaced ndash 28 January 1961, Oslo was a Norwegian linguistics linguist . He was born in Horten, and was a brother of children s writer Lagertha Broch , zoology zoologist Hjalmar Broch , and social worker Nanna Broch . He was a professor of Slavic languages at the University of Oslo from 1900 to 1937. Among his works are Slawische Phonetik from 1911, H ndbok i element r fonetikk from 1921, and Proletariatets diktatur from 1923. He translated works by Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky into Norwegian language . He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1946. ref name nbl cite encyclopedia year title Olaf Broch encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon first Svein last M nnesland authorlink editor Knut Helle Helle, Knut publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo url http www.snl.no .nbl biografi Olaf Broch utdypning language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref ref name snl cite encyclopedia title Olaf Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon editor last Godal editor first Anne Marit editor link Anne Marit Godal publisher Norsk nettleksikon location Oslo url http www.snl.no Olaf Broch language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref References Reflist Persondata NAME Broch, Olaf ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Linguist DATE OF BIRTH 4 August 1867 PLACE OF BIRTH Horten, Norway DATE OF DEATH 1961 PLACE OF DEATH Oslo, Norway DEFAULTSORT Broch, Olaf Category 1867 births Category 1961 deaths Category People from Horten Category Norwegian linguists Category Norwegian translators Category University of Oslo faculty Category Commanders of the Order of St. Olav norway scientist stub no Olaf Broch nn Olaf Broch pl Olaf Broch ru , sv Olaf Broch uk ... more details
Image Burroughston Broch.jpg thumb 235px right Burroughston Broch. Burroughston Broch gbmapping HY 5406 2100 is an Iron Age archaeological site on the island of Shapinsay within the Orkney Islands of Scotland . The site overlooks the North Sea on the northeast part of Shapinsay. ref United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger Map, Orkney Mainland, 1 50,000 scale, 2002 ref Slightly to the south lies Linton Bay . Excavated in the mid 19th century, Burroughston Broch has its earth cladding intact, allowing visitors to peer down into the broch from above. ref http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk shapinsay burroughstonbroch index.html Burroughston Broch on line profile ref The drystone walls are up to four metres thick in some parts and there is a complete chamber intact off the entrance passage. ref C.Michael Hogan. 2007. http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 7891 Burroughston Broch , The Megalithic Portal ref Some remains of stone furniture are evident in the interior. See also Balfour Castle Geo of Ork Quholm The Ouse References reflist Prehistoric Orkney Broch coord 59.073472 N 2.803056 W dim 70 region GB ORK type landmark source dewiki display title Category Brochs Category Buildings and structures in Orkney Category Prehistoric Orkney Category Archaeological sites in Orkney Category Shapinsay Orkney geo stub de Broch von Burroughston nl Burroughston Broch ... more details
Infobox Historic Site name Snabrough Broch native name image Snabroughbroch.jpg caption small A picture of the present day site small locmapin Scotland Shetland map caption Snabrough broch shown within Shetland lat degrees 60 lat minutes 42 lat seconds 12.36 lat direction N long degrees 0 long minutes 57 long seconds 40.85 long direction W location Shetland , Scotland area Shetland Islands built architect architecture Architecture of England Pre Roman architecture British pre Roman Architecture governing body designation1 designation1 offname designation1 date designation1 number Snabrough broch is a ruined broch located on the island of Unst in Shetland , which is part of northern Scotland. ref cite web last Burnham first Andy title Snabrough Broch url http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 26025 work Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Shetland publisher The Megalithic Portal accessdate 7 December 2010 ref It overlooks Snabrough Loch, south of Burragarth and is about convert 0.5 km mi east of Bluemull Sound . See also portal Archaeology References Reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk photo 564174 A link to the image Broch Prehistoric Shetland Shetland Category Brochs Category Archaeological sites in Shetland UK archaeology stub Shetland stub Scotland struct stub fr Broch de Snabrough ... more details
Lisbeth Broch 1911&ndash 1991 was a Norwegian philologist and politician. She was born in Trondheim , and was a niece of children s writer Lagertha Broch Lagertha , professor Olaf Broch Olaf , social worker Nanna Broch Nanna and professor Hjalmar Broch . She married military officer Vilhelm Evang in 1938. As a student she was a member of Mot Dag , and contributed to the encyclopedia Arbeidernes Leksikon . She later represented the Labour Party Norway Labour Party in B rum municipal council Norway municipal council . Among her publications is Kvinnereising from 1940, The Political Role of Women in Norway from 1952, and volume 3 of Aschehougs verdenshistorie from 1954. She was Head teacher rektor at the secondary school Valler gymnas from 1960 to 1979. ref name nbl cite encyclopedia year title Lisbeth Broch encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon first Elisabeth last L nn authorlink editor Knut Helle Helle, Knut publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo url http www.snl.no .nbl biografi Lisbeth Broch utdypning language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref ref name snl cite encyclopedia title Lisbeth Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon editor last Godal editor first Anne Marit editor link Anne Marit Godal publisher Norsk nettleksikon location Oslo url http www.snl.no Lisbeth Broch language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref References Reflist Persondata NAME Broch, Lisbeth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Philologist and Norwegian politician DATE OF BIRTH 1911 PLACE OF BIRTH Trondheim, Norway DATE OF DEATH 1991 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Lisbeth Category 1911 births Category 1991 deaths Category People from Trondheim Category Norwegian philologists Category B rum politicians Category Labour Party Norway politicians Category Mot Dag norway bio stub ... more details
Hjalmar Broch July 19, 1882&ndash 1969 was a Norwegian zoology zoologist . He was born in Horten , and was a brother of children s writer Lagertha Broch , linguistics linguist Olaf Broch , and social worker Nanna Broch . He was assigned with the University of Oslo from 1920, as a professor of zoology from 1937 to 1952. His primary works were on marine biology. He edited the periodical Fauna from 1953 to 1956, and Nytt magasin for zoologi from 1953 to 1955. ref name nbl cite encyclopedia year title Hjalmar Broch encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon first Arne last Semb Johansson authorlink Arne Semb Johansson editor Knut Helle Helle, Knut publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo url http www.snl.no .nbl biografi Hjalmar Broch utdypning language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref ref name snl cite encyclopedia title Hjalmar Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon editor last Godal editor first Anne Marit editor link Anne Marit Godal publisher Norsk nettleksikon location Oslo url http www.snl.no Hjalmar Broch language Norwegian accessdate 7 February 2012 ref He was also a board member of the Norwegian Ornithological Society 1920 1935 Norwegian Ornithological Society of 1920 . ref cite book last Holgersen first Holger editor Suul, Jon title Norsk ornitologisk historie. Norsk ornitologisk forening 1957 1982 year 1982 publisher Norwegian Ornithological Society location Trondheim language Norwegian isbn 82 990868 0 9 pages 3 7 chapter En forening og en til ref References Reflist Persondata NAME Broch, Hjalmar ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1882 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1969 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Hjalmar Category 1882 births Category 1969 deaths Category People from Horten Category Norwegian zoologists Category University of Oslo faculty Category Norwegian magazine editors norway scientist stub no Hjalmar Broch ... more details
Image Mousa broch.jpg thumb Shoreside location of Mousa Broch File Mousa Broch 20080821 03.jpg thumb Mousa Broch interior File Mousa Broch 20080821 02.jpg thumb Mousa Broch exterior Broch of Mousa is the finest preserved example of a broch or round tower in Shetland , Scotland . It is the tallest still standing in the world ref Fojut, Noel 1981 http ads.ahds.ac.uk catalogue adsdata arch 352 1 dissemination pdf vol 111 111 220 228.pdf Is Mousa a broch? Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot. 111 pp. 220 228. ref and amongst the best preserved prehistory prehistoric buildings in Europe . ref Armit 2003 p. 15. ref It is thought to have been constructed circa 100 BC, one of 570 brochs built throughout Scotland. ref A History of Britain, Richard Dargie 2007 , p. 16 17 ref The site is managed by Historic Scotland . Description It has one of the largest overall diameters of any broch, as well as one of the thickest .... It is the only broch which is complete right to the top, including the original intramural stair ... deal of damage. The characteristic hollow walled construction is very clear at this site. The broch ... reflected in the fact that the original low lintels of the broch entrance have been torn out their stumps ... is a large rim sherd from the broch of Mousa, probably found during the 19th century clearance. It is part ... inside Mousa Broch by Observation and Analysis of Sound and Light, Internet Archaeology 30, http intarch.ac.uk ... of Mousa Broch coord 59.99562 N 1.18259 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 HU457237 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Storm Petrels Mousa Broch is well known among birders ... nest in burrows within the broch itself. References Armit, I. 2003 Towers in the North The Brochs ... also Oldest buildings in the United Kingdom Broch Prehistoric Shetland Shetland Category Brochs Mousa ... Ancient Monuments in Scotland cy Broch Mousa de Broch von Mousa es Broch de Mousa fr Broch of Mousa nl Mousa Broch ... more details
Broch image Hermann Broch portrait photograph, 1909.jpg imagesize caption pseudonym birth date birth ... Modernism influences influenced signature Hermann Broch November 1, 1886 May 30, 1951 was a 20th century Austria n writer, considered one of the major Modernism Modernist s. Life Broch was born ... title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie year 1985 publisher Suhrkamp Verlag location Frankfurt am Main ..., Broch began to see other women and the marriage ended in divorce in 1923. He was acquainted with Robert ... novel, The Sleepwalkers Broch The Sleepwalkers . With the Anschluss annexation of Austria by the Nazism Nazis 1938 , Broch was arrested, but a movement organized by friends including James Joyce managed ... on mass behaviour, which remained unfinished. Hermann Broch died in 1951 in New Haven , Connecticut ... Paul Michael title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie year 1985 publisher Suhrkamp Verlag location Frankfurt ..., ref name L tzeler cite book last L tzeler first Paul Michael title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie year 1985 publisher Suhrkamp Verlag location Frankfurt am Main isbn 351803572X pages 213 ref Broch expanded ... last L tzeler first Paul Michael title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie year 1985 publisher Suhrkamp Verlag ..., ref name L tzeler cite book last L tzeler first Paul Michael title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie ... title Hermann Broch Eine Biographie year 1985 publisher Suhrkamp Verlag location Frankfurt am Main ... to literature. In the very year the novel appeared, Broch confessed to a deep revulsion from literature ..., Hitler in a very Small Town , New York Times , January 25, 1987. Other important works by Broch are The Sleepwalkers Broch The Sleepwalkers de Die Schlafwandler Die Schlafwandler , 1932 and The Guiltless Die Schuldlosen , 1950 . The Sleepwalkers Broch The Sleepwalkers is a trilogy, where Broch ... writing has been greatly influenced by Broch. Broch demonstrates mastery of a wide range of styles ... by Theodore Ziolkowski http hdl.handle.net 10079 fa beinecke.broch Hermann Broch archive at Yale ... more details
Yvette Broch born December 21, 1990 is a Dutch team handball player. She plays on the Netherlands women s national handball team Dutch national team , and participated at the 2011 World Women s Handball Championship in Brazil. ref cite web url http www.ihf.info files CompetitionData 121 PDF NED.PDF title XX Women s World Handball Championship 2011 Brasil &ndash Team Roaster Netherlands publisher International Handball Federation accessdate 16 December 2011 ref She is also known for being the runner up for Holland s Next Top Model, Cycle 4 Clubs 2006 2008 Quintus Dutch League 2009 2010 Amsterdam Dutch League 2010 2011 Alcobendas Madrid Spanish League 2011 Metz Handball French League References Reflist Netherlands squad 2011 World Women s Handball Championship Persondata NAME Broch, Yvette ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 21 12 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Yvette Category 1990 births Category Living people Category Dutch handball players Netherlands sport bio stub no Yvette Broch ... more details
Infobox military person name Hugo Broch birth date birth date and age 1922 1 6 df y death date image caption birth place Leichlingen , Weimar republic Weimar Germany death place nickname allegiance flag Nazi Germany branch Luftwaffe serviceyears 1940&ndash 1945 rank Leutnant unit Jagdgeschwader 54 JG 54 commands battles World War II Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front Courland Pocket awards Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross laterwork Hugo Broch born 6 January 1922 was a Germany German Luftwaffe fighter ace ace and recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II . The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career Broch was credited with 81 victories in 324 missions, all on the Eastern Front. Awards Aviator badge Flugzeugf hrerabzeichen Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe 6 November 1943 Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 1st Class German Cross in Gold 26 November 1943 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 as Feldwebel and Flugzeugf hrer 8. Jagdgeschwader 54 ref Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124. ref References Citations Reflist Bibliography div class references small Fellgiebel, Walther Peer 2000 . Die Tr ger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 . Friedburg, Germany Podzun Pallas. ISBN 3 7909 0284 5. Obermaier, Ernst 1989 . Die Ritterkreuztr ger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 1945 in German . Mainz, Germany Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3 87341 065 6. Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 ... War 2 Awards.com http www.ritterkreuztraeger 1939 45.de Luftwaffe B Br Broch Hugo.htm Ritterkreuztraeger ... 54 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Broch, Hugo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... , Germany DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Hugo Category Living people Category ... Hugo Broch ... more details
distinguish Theodor Christian Broch Peter Theodor Broch 27 January 1904 &ndash 26 April 1998 was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party Labour Party . He was born in Oslo Kristiania as a son of Colonel Ole Jacob Broch 1875 1963 and housewife Henny Salvesen 1877 1957 . ref name bio stortingetbio THBR ref He was a nephew of the professor of medicine, Ole Jacob Broch 1907 1995 . ref name snl2 cite encyclopedia year 2007 title Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon editor Henriksen, Petter publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo url http www.snl.no Broch language Norwegian accessdate 1 July 2009 ref He enrolled as a student in 1922. ref name bio He participated in the Left Communist Youth League s military strike action of 1924. He was convicted for assisting in this crime and sentenced to 90 of probation . ref cite book last Maurseth first Per authorlink Per Maurseth title Gjennom kriser til makt 1920 1935 year 1987 series Volume three of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge publisher Tiden location Oslo language Norwegian isbn 82 10 02753 0 page 502 ref He graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1928, and worked as an attorney in Oslo from 1929 to 1930. At that time he had been a writer for the periodical Mot Dag from 1923 to 1930. From 1930 to 1940 and 1945 to 1950 he worked as an attorney in Narvik . ref name bio He was the mayor of Narvik from 1934 to 1946, except for the period 1940 to 1945 when occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Norway was occupied by Germany . He was exiled in the United States and United Kingdom during that period, and participated in World War II . He was issued the Defence Medal 1940 1945 in 1945, the L gion d honneur ... . ref name bio He was the father of Supreme Court Justice Lars Oftedal Broch . ref name snl2 He died ... Broch, Theodor ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 January 1904 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 26 April 1998 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Theodor Category 1904 births Category 1998 ... more details
in Lorraine. Themes Original research section date January 2012 In the novel Broch explains the decline ... process Since his early forties Broch had devoted himself to writing, and The Sleepwalkers , composed ... the plot of the book, Broch was inspired by his associates and friends for several characters ... of the vaudeville artist Ilona. In the variety of styles and stories Broch tried to represent ... Broch often criticised the era of 1880 until 1918. He found another chance to do so in his book ... Category Novels by Hermann Broch Category Novels set in Germany Category Philosophical novels bg ... more details
File The remains of Bow Castle Broch geograph.org.uk 225213.jpg thumb right 350px Bow Castle Broch Bow Castle Broch is a broch near the Gala Water , in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland , in the parish of Stow of Wedale Stow , and formerly in Midlothian . The broch is one of only three remaining in the Borders the other two are at Torwoodlee , Galashiels , and Edin s Hall Broch Edin s Hall , Abbey St Bathans . File A cairn and the remains of Bow Castle Broch geograph.org.uk 225211.jpg thumb left 250px Cairn and broch remains See also List of places in the Scottish Borders References Curle, J 1892 Notes on two brochs recently discovered at Bow, Midlothian, and torwoodlee, Selkirkshire , Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol.26, Pages 68 70 External links http canmore.rcahms.gov.uk en site 54520 details bow castle CANMORE RCAHMS record of Bow Castle Broch http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 26006 Megalithic Portal Bow Castle BrochBroch coord 55.6659 2.8579 type landmark region GB display title Category Brochs Category Buildings and structures in the Scottish Borders Category Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders nl Bow Broch ... more details
Image EdinsHallBroch.jpg thumb 300px Edin s Hall Broch, showing intra mural chambers Edin s Hall Broch is a 2nd century ref http www.discovertheborders.co.uk places 11.html Edin s Hall Broch discovertheborders.co.uk Reterived 18 May 2008 ref broch near Duns in the Scottish Borders Borders of Scotland . It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. ref Armit, I. 2003 Towers in the North The Brochs of Scotland . Stroud. Tempus. ISBN 0 7524 1932 3 pp119 132. ref It is roughly 27m in diameter. References Reflist External links historic scotland link 127 Broch coord 55 50 08 N 2 21 56 W region GB SCB type landmark source dewiki display title Category Berwickshire Category Hill forts in Scotland Category Brochs Category 2nd century in Scotland Category Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders Category Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland Scotland struct stub Borders geo stub de Edin s Hall nl Edin s Hall Broch ... more details
Image Scotland Carn Liath Broch 2.jpg thumb Carn Liath broch C rn Liath lang en Grey Cairn is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands , near Golspie , Sutherland . The broch was first excavated in the 19th century by the Duke of Sutherland , and was initially considered a burial cairn . The walls survive to first floor level, and outwith these are the remains of an associated settlement. Sitting immediately adjacent to the main road the A9 road Scotland A9 , the site is under the care of Historic Scotland and has a car park and information board for visitors. External links oscoor gbx NC87040137 Broch Category 1st century in Scotland Category Brochs Category Sutherland Category Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland Category Historic Scotland properties Category Archaeological sites in Highland council area Scotland struct stub de Carn Liath Sutherland nl Carn Liath broch ... more details
Orphan date March 2012 Image Siri Broch Johansen1.jpg thumb 250px Siri Broch Johansen. 2007 Siri Broch Johansen born 9 March 1967 is a Sami author, singer, and textbook author from Deatnu Tana Tana , Finnmark . She is also language leader at the Samisk N rings og Utredningssenter in Tana. She trains teachers and teaches Sami language and has a great deal of experience of working with the Sami language, and has formerly taught in G ivuotna K fjord K fjord , Troms . She has also written and edited a textbook on indigenous peoples of the north. Works 1992 Opp av br nnen &ndash Poetry 1997 Mii leat ain d s Vi er enn her &ndash textbook on indigenous peoples of the North ISBN 82 7374 250 4 2001 Mearras mit 2005 S mi skuvlahistorj 1 Sami school history ISBN 82 7374 575 9 2007 S mi skuvlahistorj 2 Sami school history ISBN 978 82 7374 666 5 2009 S mi skuvlahistorj 3 Sami school history ISBN 978 82 7374 730 3 External links http home.online.no sveilund urfolk miileat.htm Book conference at Skolefokus nr. 20 1997 http www.nrk.no kanal nrk sami radio 1.2147094 Panelist at S mi Grand Prix 2002 http skuvla.info Sami school history http skuvla.info skolehist siri n.htm Siri Broch Johansen From Norwegian language student to Sami learner. Article Use dmy dates date March 2012 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Johansen, Siri Broch ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 9 March 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Johansen, Siri Broch Category 1967 births Category Living people Category People from Tana, Norway Category Norwegian poets Category Norwegian writers Category Norwegian songwriters Category Sami language writers no Siri Broch Johansen nn Siri Broch Johansen se Siri Broch Johansen ... more details
File Ole Jacob Broch.png thumb Ole Jacob Broch. Ole Jacob Broch 14 January 1818 5 February 1889 was a Norway Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and politician. Broch was born in Fredrikstad , the son of war commissary Johan J rgen Broch 1791 1860 and Jensine Laurentze Bentzen 1790 1877 . ref name nbl He showed a talent for mathematics at an early age, and after studies in Christiania today s Oslo , he travelled abroad. Through studies in Paris , Berlin and K nigsberg , he developed an interest also for optics and statistics . ref name nbl After returning to Norway, he worked with his friend and colleague Hartvig Nissen to found the school Hartvig Nissens skole in 1843, which were to have ... , ref name Brissach which was Scandinavia s first life insurance company. ref name nbl Broch .... ref name nbl This work took up much of the remainder of Broch s life, but in 1884 he was recalled ... for a new prime minister. Broch failed in this attempt, and returned to France, where he died a few years later. ref name nbl Broch received several honours for his scientific and political work ... refs ref name nbl cite encyclopedia title Ole Jacob Broch encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon ... location Oslo url http www.snl.no .nbl biografi Ole Jacob Broch utdypning language Norwegian ... Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo editor Henriksen, Petter url http www.snl.no Ole Jacob Broch language Norwegian accessdate 2010 05 20 ref ref name ... Seip first Jens Arup title Ole Jakob Broch og hans samtid year 1971 publisher Gyldendal location Copenhagen isbn 82 05 00401 3 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Broch, Ole Jacob ALTERNATIVE ... 1889 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Ole Jacob Category 1818 births Category 1889 deaths Category ... Officiers of the L gion d honneur de Ole Jacob Broch fr Ole Jacob Broch nl Ole Jacob Broch no Ole Jacob Broch nn Ole Jacob Broch sv Ole Jacob Broch ... more details
BLP sources date November 2010 Heidi Gjermundsen Broch born 1975 in Norway is a Norwegian actress, singer and musical artist. Gjermundsen went at Paul McCartney s famous Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts LIPA in 1995 1997. In Norway, she went at the Norwegian school Teaterh gskolen in 1997 2000. She is most known for playing Donna, in the original Norway production of Mamma Mia and for playing the original Diana in the Norwegian production of Next to Normal . Theatre Work Diana Next to Normal 2010 Donna Mamma Mia 2009 Polly Peachum Tolvskillingsoperaen The Threepenny Opera 2008 Maria Vittoria Farnese Which Witch 2008 An Magritt An Magritt 2007 Edith Piaf Piaf 2004 Eliza My Fair Lady 2003 Personal life Heidi has two kids with her husband, the Norwegian actor Nicolai Cleve Broch . External links http www.detnorsketeatret.no netuser repertoire presentation.asp?pid 61 Piaf http www.dagbladet.no magasinet 2003 01 04 357653.html Intervju Norwegian Dagbladet, 2000 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Broch, Heidi Gjermundsen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1975 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Heidi Gjermundsen Category Living people Category Norwegian actors Category 1975 births no Heidi Gjermundsen Broch ... more details
Infobox person birthname Nicolai Cleve Broch birth date birth date and age 1975 11 14 df y birth place B rum , Norway occupation Actor yearsactive 1995 present spouse Heidi Gjermundsen Broch Nicolai Cleve Broch born 14 November 1975 is a Norway Norwegian actor of theatre and film . He rose to national ... film Uro and Den siste revejakta . More recently, Cleve Broch was nominated for an Amanda award ... and Matt Damon . ref name ab24 Theatre Cleve Broch received his education at the Norwegian National ... Frode . From 2005, Cleve Broch has been at Nationaltheatret , where he has portrayed Julian the Apostate ... , and Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee . ref name snl Cleve Broch was named Theatre Talent of the Year in 2002 by Dagbladet . ref name dbtalent Film and television Cleve Broch made his ... . In 2002, Cleve Broch became well known for playing Roger, a kindergarten teacher, on Norwegian ..., Cleve Broch got his big break in Buddy 2003 film Buddy , a romantic comedy directed by Morten Tyldum . ref name byen The film revolves around two friends, played by Cleve Broch and Aksel Hennie , and their ascent ... name byen According to Cleve Broch, it was a challenge to make all the storylines affect my character ... film actors . ref name db buddy In 2004, Cleve Broch took on another film role alongside Aksel ... . Cleve Broch plays Morten, the best friend of David Hennie . The film was a critical success. Verdens ... P3 gave it 6 6. ref name nrkuno Vestmo praised Cleve Broch for believably portraying the cowardly Morten, ref name nrkuno while Adresseavisen commended Cleve Broch and Hennie for their spontaneous interplay . ref name adressa In 2006, Cleve Broch starred opposite Ane Dahl Torp in Uro film Uro ... HP Hansen was generally well received. Nettavisen s reviewer felt that Cleve Broch carried the film .... ref name amanda uro Cleve Broch once again starred alongside Hennie in Max Manus film ... by Hennie. Cleve Broch portrays Gregers Gram , fellow resistance fighter and best friend of Manus ... more details
File Broch of West Burrafirth geograph.org.uk 438680.jpg thumb Remains of the broch on the little holm The ruined Broch of West Burrafirth is on an islet on the west side of Mainland, Shetland . History Borgarfj r , the fjord of the borg , now West Burra Firth on the west side of Mainland, Shetland the Mainland of Shetland , was so named by the Norsemen on account of the borg broch or Pictish tower , which still stands on the little holm north of West Burra Firth pier, now greatly ruined. The Orkneyinga saga says Saint Magnus Magnus and Haakon Polsson H kon ruled their lands and defended them for some time, the two agreeing very well... They also slew a famous man, named orbj rn in Borgarfj r in Shetland Hjaltland . ref Anderson, Joseph Ed. 1893 Orkneyinga Saga . Translated by J n A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press 1990 reprint . ISBN 0 901824 25 9 ref It is probable that the reason of orbj rn s connection with Borgarfj r Burra Firth was its affording him, and his followers a shelter, and a defensive position in the borg , or broch. The old name Borgarfj r occurs in a document in the Norse language dated 1299. The broch dates to the very early 1st century AD and in the nineteenth century was connected with the land by a bridge of large stepping stones over which the sea flows at full tide. The diameter is convert 58 ft m and the walls are an average of convert 15 ft m thick. The stone still stands eight or nine courses high in places. ref http www.rcahms.gov.uk pls portal newcanmore.details gis?inumlink 371 West Burra Firth RCAHMS HU25NE 4 . Retrieved 5 March 2009. ref See also List of Shetland islands References reflist The main body text has been adapted from a footnote in Anderson, Joseph Ed. 1893 Orkneyinga Saga . Translated by J n ... photo gbmapping HU256571 Broch Prehistoric Shetland coord 60 48 32 N 0 52 45 W region GB type ... Brochs Category Archaeological sites in Shetland Shetland geo stub fr Broch de West Burrafirth ... more details
Lars Oftedal Broch born 1 January 1939 is a Norwegian judge. He graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1965, and worked as consultant in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1965, worked under the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman from 1971, as deputy under secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice from 1972, as president of the International Organisation of Consumers Unions from 1983 to 1987. From 1989 to 1996 he was the director of the Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime , and from 1996 to 2008 he was a Supreme Court of Norway Supreme Court Justice. ref name hvem cite encyclopedia title Broch, Lars Oftedal encyclopedia Hvem er hvem? last Forr first Gudleiv authorlink Gudleiv Forr year 2008 editor Knut Olav m s publisher Aschehoug location Oslo isbn 978 82 03 23561 0 page 78 language Norwegian ref He was a member of the Norwegian Labour Party Labour Party , but as a member of Sosialistisk Studentlag in 1958 took part in the so called Easter Uprising . He left the Labour Party after this, but contrary to some he did not join the new Socialist Left Party Norway Socialist Left Party . ref name hvem His maternal grandfather is Lars Oftedal , and he was married to Kjersti Graver . ref name snl cite encyclopedia year title Lars Oftedal Broch encyclopedia Store norske leksikon publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo editor Henriksen, Petter language Norwegian url http www.snl.no Lars Oftedal Broch accessdate 13 November 2009 ref References Reflist ... years 1989&ndash 1996 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Broch, Lars ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Broch, Lars Oftedal Category 1939 births Category Living people Category ... Justices of Norway Category University of Oslo alumni norway law bio stub no Lars Oftedal Broch nn Lars Oftedal Broch ... more details
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