Karl Gauti Hjaltason is an Icelandic politician who was a member of Althing from 2017 to 2021. [1] Formerly, he was a part of People's Party of Iceland until he was expelled as part of the Klaustur Affair. [2]
Karl Gauti Hjaltason is an Icelandic politician who was a member of Althing from 2017 to 2021. [1] Formerly, he was a part of People's Party of Iceland until he was expelled as part of the Klaustur Affair. [2]
Hjaltason was born in 1959 in Reykjavík, Iceland. [1] He earned a degree in management from Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands. [1]
Between 1985 and 1998, Hjaltason was the chairman of the Icelandic Karate Association. [1]
In 2012, he founded Vestmannaeyjar Astronomical Society where he served as a chairman until 2014. [1]
Geatish kings, ruling over the provinces of Götaland (Gautland/Geatland), appear in several sources for early Swedish history. Today, most of them are not considered historical.
Gautreks saga is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts. It seems to have been intended as a compilation of traditional stories, often humorous, about a legendary King Gautrek of West Geatland, to serve as a kind of prequel to the already existing Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar. See also king of the Geats.
Gautrekr was a legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources, such as Gautreks saga, Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur and Af Upplendinga konungum.
The Battle of Fýrisvellir was fought in the 980s on the plain called Fýrisvellir, where modern Uppsala is situated, between King Eric the Victorious and an invading force. According to Norse sagas, this force was led by his nephew Styrbjörn the Strong. Eric won the battle, and became known as "the Victorious".
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Guðmundur Hjaltason Halldórsson Kjærnested was an Icelandic commander in the Icelandic Coast Guard and took part in all three Anglo-Icelandic Cod Wars.
South is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when the Southern constituency was merged with municipalities of Gerðahreppur, Grindavík, Reykjanesbær, Sandgerði and Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur from the Reykjanes constituency and the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður from the Eastern constituency. South consists of the Southern and Southern Peninsula regions. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 parliamentary election it had 41,002 registered electors.
Gabríel is an Icelandic rapper. He has made many collaborations for his debut album Gimsteinar that add a melodic effect to his rap. Contributing artist vocalists include Opee, Valdimar Guðmundsson (of Valdimar, Unnstein Manuel Stefánsson, Emmsjé Gauti, Björn Jörundur and Krummi. He has released debut album Gimsteinar resulting in 4 charting singles in Tónlist, the official Icelandic Chart. He insists on not revealing his real name to the media.
Gauti Þeyr Másson, better known as Emmsjé Gauti, is an Icelandic rapper and hip hop artist with R&B and pop influences. He started his rapping career in 2002 and was member of Icelandic rap groups 32c and Skábræður before going solo starting 2010 and releasing two albums Bara ég in 2011 and Þeyr in 2013 with "Kinky" as the first single from Þeyr. The music video was produced by Redd Lights.
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The Klaustur Affair, also known in Iceland as Klaustur Recordings(Klaustursupptökurnar) or Klausturgate was a political scandal in Iceland triggered by audio recordings of a group Althing parliamentarians made without their knowledge at the Reykjavík bar Klaustur in late November, 2018. In the recordings, the parliamentarians make sexist remarks about some of their colleagues and discuss the appointment of an ambassador as a political favour.
The 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Icelandic writer Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902–1998) "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland." He is the first and only Icelandic recipient of the Nobel prize in all categories. The literary critic Sveinn Hoskuldsson described him, saying:
"His chief literary works belong to the genre... [of] narrative prose fiction. In the history of our literature Laxness is mentioned beside Snorri Sturluson, the author of "Njals saga", and his place in world literature is among writers such as Cervantes, Zola, Tolstoy, and Hamsun... He is the most prolific and skillful essayist in Icelandic literature both old and new..."
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