that three sisters of Hingwar and Habba Ivar and UbbeRagnarssonUbbe , i.e., the daughters of Ragnar ... of this same year the brother of Ivar the Boneless Ivar and Halfdan Ragnarsson Halfdan ... by the army of Ubbe at the Battle of Cynuit 878 t he Raven was Ubbe s banner gumfanun . He was the brother ... more details
Saint Fremund was an English saint who lived in the 9th century. Legend and life The following summary of the legend as it runs in John of Tynemouth chronicler John of Tynemouth s version is given by Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy . ref Descriptive Catalogue of Materials Relating to the History of Great Britain and Ireland From 1066 A. D. to 1200 A. D, Sir T. D Hardy, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1865 ref Fremund was the son of a pagan king who reigned in England, named Offa of Mercia Offa , and his queen Botilda, his birth being foretold by a child, who died when three days old. He is baptized by Bishop Heswi, performs many miracles, and converts his parents. Offa resigns his kingdom to his son, who, after governing a year and a half, forsakes the throne to serve God in a desert place, accompanied by Burchard who afterwards wrote his life and another attendant. He then embarks in a vessel, sailing from Caerleon on Usk, and is driven to a small island called Ylefage, sometimes identified with Lundy , ref name TheParish Cite web url http www.dunstableparish.org.uk frdrhint.htm title The Parish of Dunstable Who was St. Fremund? author date work publisher accessdate 22 October 2009 ref which is infested by demons. Here he lives seven years on fruits and roots. Ivar the Boneless Hinguar and his brother, Ubbe Ragnarsson Hubba ravage England and put Edmund the Martyr King Edmund to death. ref name ASC Offa sends twenty nobles to seek his son throughout England, and, finding him, they implore his aid, and he assents in consequence of a vision in which it is revealed that each of his companions shall appear a thousand to his enemies. He attacks and defeats 40,000 of the enemy with the twenty who have come to seek him, in addition to his two companions in a great battle at Radford Semele and, while he is prostrate in thanksgiving for the victory, Oswi, formerly one of Offa s commanders, but who had apostatized and joined the pagans, cuts off his head. Blood spurts over Osw ... more details
, UbbeRagnarssonUbbe and Halfdan Ragnarsson . ref Jones. A History of the Vikings . p. 219 ref ..., as those of Devon proved in the same year, defeating an army under UbbeRagnarsson at the Battle of Cynwit ... Ivar and Ubbe. Further Danish forces had settled on the land before Guthrum attacked Wessex ... more details
1959 I xxxvii 39 ref group Note This Ivar had 11 brothers including Halfdan Ragnarsson and UbbeRagnarsson but not including an Amlaib or isle and is also believed to have died childless. ref ... thumb U mair dynasts. Halfdan is Halfdan Ragnarsson , presumed brother of Ivar the Boneless ... more details
Infobox Television show name Dagvaktin genre Situation comedy writer J hann var Gr msson br J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson br Ragnar Bragason director Ragnar Bragason starring J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson br laf a Hr nn J nsd ttir country ISL language Icelandic language Icelandic num seasons 1 num episodes 11 company Saga Film editor Sverrir Kristj nsson runtime 25 min. network St 2 Dagvaktin lang en The Day Shift is a sequel to the Iceland ic television series N turvaktin . It is the second of the three series in the trilogy . The three main characters from N turvaktin , Georg Bjarnfre arson J n Gnarr , lafur Ragnar P tur J hann Sigf sson and Dan el J rundur Ragnarsson , all return to work at a hotel in the sparsely populated Westfjords near Reykh lar . It was first broadcast on St 2 on 21 September 2008, and was subsequently released on DVD . See also N turvaktin Fangavaktin Bjarnfre arson External links imdb title 1370331 Dagvaktin Category Icelandic television series Category Icelandic language television series Category 2008 television series debuts Iceland stub is Dagvaktin ... more details
Infobox Television show name Fangavaktin genre Situation comedy writer J hann var Gr msson br J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson br Ragnar Bragason director Ragnar Bragason starring J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson br laf a Hr nn J nsd ttir country ISL language Icelandic language Icelandic num seasons 1 num episodes 7 company Saga Film editor Sverrir Kristj nsson runtime 25 min. network St 2 Fangavaktin lang en The Prison Shift is the sequel to the Iceland ic television series Dagvaktin and the final series in the trilogy . The three main characters from N turvaktin , Georg Bjarnfre arson J n Gnarr , lafur Ragnar P tur J hann Sigf sson and Dan el J rundur Ragnarsson , have become imprisoned in the infamous Litla Hraun prison following the murder of the hotel owner in Dagvaktin . The story is continued, and brought to a conclusion, in the feature film Bjarnfre arson . The first episode was broadcast on St 2 on Sunday, 27 September 2009, and an episode was broadcast each following Sunday until the final seventh episode aired on 8 November 2009. The series has been released on DVD . See also N turvaktin Dagvaktin Bjarnfre arson External links imdb title 1517522 Fangavaktin Category Icelandic television series Category Icelandic language television series Category 2009 television series debuts Iceland stub is Fangavaktin ... more details
About the Archbishop of Canterbury the Scottish princess Saint Oda good article Infobox Christian leader name Oda archbishop of Archbishop of Canterbury image imagesize alt caption province Diocese of Canterbury Canterbury diocese Diocese of Canterbury see Archbishop of Canterbury ended 958 appointed 941 predecessor Wulfhelm successor lfsige ordination consecration between 909 and 927 other post Bishop of Ramsbury birth name birth date unknown birth place death date 2 June 958 death place buried nationality religion Sainthood feast day 4 July venerated Roman Catholic Church ref name ODS393 br Eastern Orthodox Church saint title beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes Archbishop holding a chalice patronage shrine suppressed date Oda or Odo ref name ODS393 died 958 , called the Good or the Severe , was a 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928. A number of stories were told about his actions both prior to becoming and while a bishop, but few of these incidents are recorded in contemporary accounts. After being named to Canterbury in 941, Oda was instrumental in crafting royal legislation as well as involved in providing rules for his clergy. Oda was also involved in the efforts to reform religious life in England. He died in 958 and legendary tales afterwards were ascribed to him. Later he came to be regarded as a saint , and a hagiography was written in the late 11th or early 12th century. Early career Oda s parents were Danish people Danish , and he may have been born in East Anglia . ref name Brooks222 Brooks Early History of the Church of Canterbury p. 222 224 ref His father was said to have been a Dane who came to England in 865, together with the Great Heathen Army Viking army of Ubbe Ragnarsson Ubbe and Ivar the Boneless Ivar , and presumably settled in East Anglia. Oda s nephew Oswald of Worcester later became Archbishop o ... more details
Ricsige was king of Northumbria from 872 or 873 to 876. He became king after Ecgberht I of Northumbria Ecgberht I was overthrown and fled, with Wulfhere of York Wulfhere , Archbishop of York , to Mercia . Ricsige appears not to have been the nominee or client of the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army , and the Anglo Saxon Chronicle reports that the Great Army came north in 873 or 874. Halfdan Ragnarsson appears to have retaken southern Northumbria for the Danes, corresponding with the old Kingdom of Deira kingdom Deira , or the Viking kingdom of J rv k , between the Humber and the River Tees Tees . Ricsige or his successor Ecgberht II of Northumbria Ecgberht II remained in control of Bernicia , between the Tees and the River Forth Forth . Roger of Wendover reports that Ricsige died of a broken heart after the partition. He was followed by Ecgberht II in Bernicia. References Kirby, D.P., The Earliest English Kings. London Unwin, 1991. ISBN 0 04 445692 1 Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350 1100. Stroud Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0 86299 730 5 s start s reg s bef before Ecgberht I of Northumbria Ecgberht I s ttl title List of monarchs of Northumbria King of Northumbria years 872x873&ndash 876 s aft after Ecgberht II of Northumbria Ecgberht II in Bernicia br Halfdan Ragnarsson in Deira kingdom Deira or J rv k s end Kings of Northumbria Category Northumbrian monarchs Category 9th century English people Category 9th century monarchs in Europe de Ricsige Northumbria fr Ricsige de Northumbrie it Ricsige di Northumbria ... more details
Infobox film name Bjarnfre arson image Bjarnfre arson.jpg director Ragnar Bragason writer J hann var Gr msson br J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson br Ragnar Bragason starring J n Gnarr br J rundur Ragnarsson br P tur J hann Sigf sson producer Arnbj rg Hafli ad ttir br Ragnar Bragason distributor Samfilm released Film date 2009 12 26 country Film Iceland language Icelandic Bjarnfre arson is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason , director of the TV series trilogy consisting of N turvaktin , Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin , to which it is a sequel. At its movie premiere premi re in Iceland , it was met with wide success, even beating Avatar 2009 film Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20 of the Icelandic population, which is a record for an Icelandic film, and won 11 Edda Award s. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk film filmblog 2010 feb 09 iceland cinema mr bjarnfredarson title A real blockbuster ... in Iceland publisher The Guardian accessdate 2010 09 02 location London date February 9, 2010 first Stuart last Heritage ref References Reflist External links IMDb title 1534397 DEFAULTSORT Bjarnfredarson Category 2009 films Category Icelandic films Category Icelandic language films Iceland film stub is Bjarnfre arson ... more details
for the mountain Gunnbj rnfjeld also called Hvitserk Gunnbj rn Hvitserk Whiteshirt was one of the legendary sons of the 9th century Norsemen Norse king Ragnar Lodbrok and his wife Aslaug Kraka , attested to by the Ragnarssona ttr . Since he is not mentioned in any source that mentions Halfdan Ragnarsson , some scholars have suggested that they are the same individual. After having avenged his father together with his brothers, he went pillaging in Gar ar ki . He was, however, opposed by such a large foe that he could not win. When asked about how he wished to die, he decided to be burnt alive. Owl Category Vikings es Hvits rk it Hvits rk ... more details
This article is about the waterway, see Milford Haven for the town. Image Milford Haven harbourmap1946.jpg thumb right A map of Milford Haven Waterway from 1946 Milford Haven Waterway Welsh Aberdaugleddyf is a natural harbour in Pembrokeshire , West Wales West Wales . The Haven is a ria or drowned valley flooded at the end of the last Ice Age . ref name CCW cite web url http www.ccw.gov.uk landscape wildlife protecting our landscape historic landscapes 1 historic landscapes map milford haven waterway.aspx title Milford Haven Waterway publisher Countryside Council for Wales accessdate 15 January 2010 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name CCW2 cite web url http www.ccw.gov.uk landscape wildlife protecting our landscape historic landscapes milford haven waterway.aspx title Milford Haven Waterway publisher Countryside Council for Wales accessdate 07 August 2011 ref formed by the Pembroke River and the Daugleddau estuary , and winds west to the sea. As one of the deepest natural harbours in the world, it is a busy shipping channel , trafficked by ferry ferries from Pembroke Dock to Ireland , oil tanker s and pleasure craft. Admiral Horatio Nelson , visiting the harbour with the Hamiltons, described it as the next best natural harbour to Trincomalee in Sri Lanka then Ceylon and the finest port in Christendom . ref name McKay Wing Commander Ken McKay A Vision Of Greatness The History of Milford 1790 1990 , Brace Harvatt Associates, 1989. ISBN 9780951521205 ref History Main History of Milford Haven Early history From the 790s until the Norman Invasion in 1066, the waterway was used occasionally by Vikings looking for shelter. During one visit in 854, the Viking Chieftain Ubbe Ragnarsson Hubba wintered in the Haven with 23 ships, eventually lending his name to the district of Hubberston . ref http www.milfordhaventowncouncil.org.uk Milford 20History 20Section history time line main.htm Milford Haven Town Council website History , Chronology of Events Retrieved ... more details
Infobox political party country Iceland colorcode steelblue name Icelandic Movement Living Country native name slandshreyfingin lifandi land logo File Islandshreyfingin.svg 120px leader mar Ragnarsson foundation 26 March 2007 position Centre right ideology Environmentalism , Liberalism , Centrism website http www.islandshreyfingin.is Icelandic Movement Living Country lang is slandshreyfingin lifandi land was a green politics green list of political parties in Iceland political party in Iceland founded by the reporter and environmentalist mar Ragnarsson and Sigurl n Margr t Sigur ard ttir on 23 March 2007 sup http www.icelandreview.com icelandreview daily news ?cat id 28304&ew 0 a id 271732 sup to contest the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007 2007 parliamentary election . It failed to clear the election threshold and did not enter the Al ingi due to new law touching minimum percent of political parties who were raised to 5 though the party would have got three parliamentarians according to the older laws. At the Social Democratic Alliance s party congress in late March 2009, the Icelandic Movement became part of the SDA. ref http www.icenews.is index.php 2009 03 29 major political party conferences underway in iceland ref References reflist External links http www.islandshreyfingin.is Iceland s Movement Living Country Official site Category Defunct political parties in Iceland Category Environmentalism in Iceland Category Political parties established in 2007 Category Political parties disestablished in 2009 Category 2007 establishments in Iceland Iceland party stub ca Moviment Island s Terra Viva es Movimiento Island s Tierra Viva fr Mouvement islandais Terre vivante is slandshreyfingin no slandshreyfingin lifandi land pl Ruch Islandzki ywa Ziemia ... more details
Old Norse persons with the name Halfdan half Denmark Dane Old Norse sources or Healfdene Beowulf or Haldan Danish Latin sources were probably monarch king s. For the legendary king of Beowulf who also appears in Norse mythology , see Halfdan . Others Halfdan Rasmussen 1915 2002 , Danish poet Halfdan the Old , ancient legendary king Halfdan Hvitbeinn , mythical petty king in Norway Halfdan floruit 782 807 , Danish client of the Franks Halfdan Ragnarsson died 877 , Danish king Halfdan the Black c. 820 c. 860 , father of Harald I of Norway Halfdan the Mild , son of king Eystein Halfdansson, of House of Yngling Halfdan the Valiant 7th century , legendary father of Ivar Vidfamne disambig Category Viking Age people Category Danish legendary figures da Halfdan de Halfdan it Halfdan disambigua no Halvdan nn Halvdan sv Halvdan ... more details
Infobox television film bgcolour eaeaea name Sigla himinfley image siglahiminfleyopening.png image size 250px caption genre Drama creator r inn Bertelsson director r inn Bertelsson producer Unbulleted list r inn Bertelsson Vilhj lmur Ragnarsson writer r inn Bertelsson based on starring Unbulleted list G sli Halld rsson Steinunn l na orsteinsd ttir Ingvar E. Sigur sson Kristbj rg Kjeld R rik Haraldsson Margr t lafsd ttir Gunnar Eyj lfsson music Sigur ur R nar J nsson editing Unbulleted list J l us Kemp J n Karl Helgason cinematography J n Karl Helgason network Sj nvarpi runtime 215 minutes studio N tt l f country Iceland language Icelandic language Icelandic first aired 1996 last aired num episodes 4 Sigla himinfley lang en Sail Boats of Heaven is an Iceland ic drama miniseries created by r inn Bertelsson . The series takes place in Vestmannaeyjar , Iceland, and follows the lives of an influential family in the fishing industry. External links imdb title 0170519 Sigla himinfley Category Icelandic television series tv stub iceland stub ... more details
Infobox Olympics Iceland games 1988 Summer competitors 32 28 men and 4 women sports 5 flagbearer Bjarni Fri riksson officials Iceland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea Korea . Results by event Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletics Men s Discus Throw V steinn Hafsteinsson Qualification &mdash 58.94 m did not advance Eggert Bogason Qualification &mdash no mark did not advance Men s Javelin Throw Einar Vilhj lmsson Qualification &mdash 78.92 m did not advance Sigur ur Einarsson Qualification &mdash 75.52 m did not advance Men s Shot Put P tur Gu mundsson athlete P tur Gu mundsson Qualification &mdash 19.21 m did not advance br Women s Javelin Throw ris Gr nfeldt Qualification &ndash 54.28 m did not advance Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimming Men s 50m Freestyle Magn s lafsson Heat &mdash 24.50 did not advance, 40th place Men s 100m Freestyle Magn s lafsson Heat &mdash 52.01 did not advance, 31st place Men s 200m Freestyle Magn s lafsson Heat &mdash 1 53.05 did not advance, 28th place Men s 400m Freestyle Ragnar Gu mundsson Heat &mdash 4 05.12 did not advance, 37th place Men s 1500m Freestyle Ragnar Gu mundsson Heat &mdash 15 57.54 did not advance, 31st place Men s 100m Backstroke E var E var sson Heat &mdash 57.70 B Final &mdash 58.20 16th place Men s 200m Backstroke E var E var sson Heat &mdash 2 05.61 did not advance, 24th place Men s 100m Breaststroke Arn r Ragnarsson Heat &mdash 1 07.93 did not advance, 50th place Men s 200m Breaststroke Arn r Ragnarsson Heat &mdash 2 27.93 did not advance, 43rd place Men s 200m Individual Medley Arn r Ragnarsson Heat &mdash 2 10.18 did not advance, 27th place br Women s 50m Freestyle Brynd s lafsd ttir Heat &mdash 28.38 did not advance, 37th place Women s 100m Freestyle Brynd s lafsd ttir Heat &mdash 59.56 did not advance, 40th place Women s 200m Freestyle Brynd s lafsd ttir Heat &mdash 2 07.11 did not advance, 32nd place Women s 100m Breaststroke Ragnhei ur Run lfsd ttir H ... more details
that Ivar the Boneless, and in some accounts also UbbeRagnarsson , died not in the Mercian campaign ... raiders first began to settle in England from 865, when the brothers Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ivar ... more details
and then beheaded him, on the orders of Ivar the Boneless and his brother UbbeRagnarsson . According ... and his brother UbbeRagnarsson Hubba . Along with other forces, the Great Heathen Army then invaded ... more details
biplane patrol aircraft. ref name Ragnarsson p. 28 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 28. ref Once in the US, the commission ... and radio equipment. ref name Ragnarsson pp. 28 29 Ragnarsson 1981, pp. 28 29. ref Before ... fuselage and rear gunner stations. ref name Ragnarsson p. 29 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 29. ref Owing to the lack ... exceeded and flight characteristics including maneouverability were considered excellent. ref name Ragnarsson ... known as Little Norway . ref name Ragnarsson p. 34 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 34. ref The remaining 18 N 3PBs ... tag ref The No. 330 N pilots and crews called their aircraft, Northrops . ref name Ragnarsson p. 51 ... of the sinking of the Bismarck . ref name Ragnarsson p. 33 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 33. ref tag ref Even ... the period of the attack on the Bismarck . ref name Ragnarsson p. 33 group N No. 330 N Squadron ... 1943. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 50. ref Throughout the transition to other types ... Ragnarsson 1981, pp. 39, 50. ref In early 1943, No. 330 N s crews relocated to Oban , Scotland, on the troop ... 1942 April 1943. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 The N 3PB s service as an advanced trainer in Canada in the Little ... the sea lanes of the North Atlantic. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 Accidents and incidents During flight ... while the aircraft was moored at Budareyi. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 A total of 11 of the Northrops ... of the aircraft or crew was ever found. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 Survivors File N 3PB FFS.jpg ... n 306 being scrapped in 1949 and c n 322 scrapped in 1956. ref name Ragnarsson p. 50 After a search through records, Ragnar R. Ragnarsson, then vice president of the Icelandic Aviation Historical Society ... s bottom. ref name Ragnarsson p. 51 Ragnarsson 1981, p. 51. ref US Navy divers began its initial recovery ... Ragnarsson p. 51 This only surviving aircraft is currently on exhibition as part of Norwegian Armed ... Challenge Publications, Air Classics, Volume 17, No. 3, March 1981. Ragnarsson, Ragnar R. Phantom ... more details
Esperanto sidebar Cezaro Rossetti 1901 1950 was a Scottish Esperanto writer. Of Italian Swiss derivation, he was born in Glasgow and lived in Britain. Together with his younger brother, Reto Rossetti , he learned Esperanto in 1928. He studied in Bombay as a restaurant manager, worked as a cook, briefly as a peddler, and afterwards as a Hawker trade hawker at fairs. Cezaro Rossetti s novel Kredu min, sinjorino Believe me, Ma am , written at his brother s instigation and reflecting in part his own life experiences, has been translated into Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, and English. References The first version of this article was based on a translation of the corresponding article in the Esperanto Wikipedia, with additional information from the external page at esperanto.net indicated below. External links http esperanto.net literaturo roman crossetti.html Short bio with photo. eo icon http www.liberafolio.org 2005 aperis baldurrossetti Sperto sa on akrigas. a review of the Rossetti brothers by Baldur Ragnarsson , originally published in Juna Amiko . eo icon Persondata name Rossetti, Cezaro alternative names short description Scottish writer date of birth 1901 place of birth Glasgow date of death 1950 place of death DEFAULTSORT Rossetti, Cezaro Category 1901 births Category 1950 deaths Category Scottish novelists Category Writers of Esperanto literature Category People from Glasgow Category Scottish people of Italian descent Category British people of Swiss descent Scotland writer stub Esperanto stub eo Cezaro Rossetti fr Cezaro Rossetti ... more details
publisher Intro.de accessdate 21 December 2009 ref Ragnarsson left in 2007 to pursue his painting career. ref cite web title H. Ragnarsson url http hragnarsson.com accessdate 20 December 2009 ref kimono ... more details
Army led by the Brothers Ivar the Boneless , Halfdan Ragnarsson Halfdan and UbbeRagnarsson , and also ... Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless, who installed an Englishman, Ecgberht I of Northumbria ... more details
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