"mention her entire name, but only names her as ""Anna"". In 1979, a Swedish film was made about her: ""Legenden om Svarta Björn"" (""The Legend of Svarta Björn"") by Ingvar Skogsberg. Christiansen, Sverre (1987). ”Om Svarta Bjørn”. Årbok for Helgeland ""1987(18),"": sid. 35-40 : ill.. 0801-4221. ISSN 0801-4221. Libris 9421415 Svarta Bjorn Anna Rebecka Hofstad (7 April 1878 in Offersøy, Norway – 12 October 1901 in Tornehamn, Sweden), known in history as Svarta Bjorn (Black Bear); Norwegian: Svarta Bjørn, Swedish:Svarta Björn, was a Norwegian cook, active as a cantine cook for the railway Navvy workers during the construction of the"
"In the mid 20th century the name had a brief renaissance. In Sweden there were in total 3147 persons with the firstname Örjan. The name is mainly only used in Sweden and Norway. In Finland 41 men have been baptised to Örjan during 1920 to 2008. Örjan Örjan (OErjan) is an old Swedish male name originating from the Low German name ""Jurian"" or ""Jurien"" which is a variant of George. The Name Day in Sweden is July 9. The Norwegian version of the name is Ørjan. The name has been present in Sweden since the Middle Ages as (""Yrian""). The"
"Örjan Örjan (OErjan) is an old Swedish male name originating from the Low German name ""Jurian"" or ""Jurien"" which is a variant of George. The Name Day in Sweden is July 9. The Norwegian version of the name is Ørjan. The name has been present in Sweden since the Middle Ages as (""Yrian""). The saint called ""St George"" elsewhere in Europe was then called ""Sankt Örjan"" or ""Riddar Örjan"" (""Knight Örjan""), (nowadays normally Sankt Göran). The name was very popular at this time. The name evolved during the 16th century to ""Jöran"" or Göran, and the original name became uncommon."
"Bror Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. Bror used to be a name that was never given to the oldest son of a family. From the 19th century, the literal meaning of the name has not been as important and the name could be given to any son. Bror was a very common name in Sweden during the first decades of the 20th century. It has since been less common. It"
"Börje Börje is an old Swedish male name. It is the same name as Birger; Börje is the form that has developed naturally according to the sound change laws of Swedish, whilst Birger is a literary form that has been common since the nineteenth century, when archaic forms of names became fashionable. The etymology of Börje is uncertain. Probably it is a short form of names beginning with ""Berg‐"". Less likely it means ”helper”, from the verb ""bärga"". It has also been suggested that it is derived from the name element ""‑ger"" (spear). Börje developed from Old Swedish ""Birghir"" which"
"is also in fairly common use in Denmark and Norway. Name day: 5 October in Sweden, 9 January in Swedish speaking Finland, none in Norway. Bror Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. Bror used to be a name that was never given to the oldest son of a family. From the 19th century, the literal meaning of the name has not been as important and the name could be given to"
"""Bjørn"" in Danish, ""Björn"" in Swedish). Two 13th-century writers relate folklore that derives Thorgil from the mating of a bear with a noblewoman. Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus recorded that the son born to such a union was 'named after his father' (i.e. called 'bear' - Ursius/Björn) and in turn became father of 'Thrugillus, called Sprageleg'. The ""Gesta Antecessorum Comitis Waldevi"" copies John of Worcester's pedigree but makes the Ursius, father of 'Spratlingus', an actual white bear. The 14th-century chronicle sometimes attributed to John Brompton tells a very similar tale relating to the birth of Björn, called Boresune (bear's-son), father of"
"three personal names. The name Gunnbjôrn translates as meaning ""Battle Bear"" and Farbjôrn may mean ""Far Traveling Bear."" Gotland Runic Inscription 181 This Viking Age runestone, designated as G 181 in the Rundata catalog, was originally located at a church at Sanda, Gotland, Sweden, and is believed to depict the three Norse pagan gods Odin, Thor, and Freyr. The runestone was discovered in the churchyard of Sanda church in 1863 and is currently located in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities. It is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr2, which is also known as Ringerike style. The inscription"
"In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:39) in the following counties: In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:802) in the following regions: Johansson Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning """"son of Johan"""", or """"Johan's son"""". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. (First 18 surnames ends -sson.) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name. As of 2014,"
"Torbjörn Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear. Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form Torben and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn, Thorburn, Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as surnames. Tubby, which is common in the Norfolk area of England and the early whaling communities of North America. The Icelandic short form is Tobbi. The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in ""Hrafnkels saga"" was known as"
"Oscar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name derived from either Irish or Old English, via Proto-Germanic. It is cognate to Danish Asger or Asker, German Ansgar, Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir. Oscar is the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013. Oskar is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden. The name may be derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ""os"", means ""deer""; the second element, ""car"", means ""loving"", thus ""deer-loving one"" or the like. The name is borne by a character in Irish mythology—Oscar, grandson"
"Johansson Johansson is a patronymic family name of Swedish origin meaning """"son of Johan"""", or """"Johan's son"""". It is the most common Swedish family name, followed by Andersson. (First 18 surnames ends -sson.) The Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch variant is Johansen, while the most common spelling in the US is Johanson. There are still other spellings. Johansson is an uncommon given name. As of 2014, 91.2% of all known bearers of the surname ""Johansson"" were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:39), 2.5% of Finland (1:802), 1.5% of Norway (1:1,274), 1.4% of the United States (1:93,010) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:2,022)."
"marked with a Christian cross, three of the personal names mentioned in the inscription contain the Norse pagan god Thor as a name element. The name Þorbjôrn translates as ""Thor Bear,"" Þorsteinn as ""Thor's Stone,"" and Þorfastr as ""Thor Fast"" (fast in the sense of holding one's ground in battle). These three names in the inscription also reflect a common practice of that time in Scandinavia of repeating an element in a parent's name in the names of children. Here the ""Þor"" from the father's name, Þorfastr, is repeated in the names of two of his sons, Þorbjôrn and Þorsteinn,"
"Svensson Svensson (also Svenson and anglicised Swensson, Swenson or Swanson) is the ninth most common Swedish family name, and literally means ""son of Sven"", or ""Sven's son"", originally a patronymic surname. Sven (in Danish and Norwegian also Svend and in Norwegian also ""Svein"") is a Nordic first name which is used throughout Scandinavia, Estonia and Germany. The name itself is Old Norse for ""Young man"" or ""Young warrior."" In Swedish, ""Svensson"" is used to signify an ordinary Swede (akin to an average Joe), as in ""Hon är en riktig svensson"" (""She's a typical Svensson""). The term can be derogatory or"
"""Tobbahól"" by the locals. Torbjörn Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear. Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form Torben and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn, Thorburn, Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as surnames. Tubby, which is common in the Norfolk area of England and the early whaling communities of North America. The Icelandic short form is Tobbi. The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in ""Hrafnkels"
"the common name element ""bjôrn"", which is Old Norse for ""bear,"" with their father. A common practice at that time in Scandinavia was the repeating one of the name elements from a parent's name in the names of the children to show the family connection. The missing portion of the damaged runic text was reconstructed as the words ""ræistu stæin"" or ""raised the stone"" based upon similar wording on other inscriptions. Södermanland Runic Inscription 226 Södermanland Runic Inscription 226 or Sö 226 is the Rundata catalog listing for a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Norra Stutby, which is about"
"of Thor"", possibly referring to a type of sacrificial cauldron. The ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Hymiskviða"" includes a story of Thor fetching a large cauldron to brew ale. The name ""Þorbjôrn"" also refers to the Norse god and translates as ""Thor Bear"". Although the names may refer to Norse pagan gods, this does not indicate any belief as the inscription clearly indicates a Christian faith with its cross. U 380 is the designation for a runestone with a very worn inscription, with two possible names read from the runes. The personal name Ásbjôrn from the inscription means ""Devine Bear"" and has"
"Birger Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, ""bjarga"", meaning ""to help, to save, to protect"". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge. The Swedish variant of ""Birger"" would soon evolve into ""Börje"", however, the prior form would remain common, and were not be confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is ""Birgir"". Birger is primarily a masculine given name, but can also be found as a surname. People with the name Birger include: Birgir is used in Iceland and the Faroes. In 2016, 1045 people had Birgir as a first given name in"
"Ivar Ivar (Old Norse ""Ívarr"") is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element ""Ívarr"" may contain ""yr"" ""yew"" and ""-arr"" (from ""hari"", ""warrior""), but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar (element ""jó"" ""horse""). The second element ""-arr"" may alternatively also be from ""geir"" ""spear"" or it may be ""var"" ""protector"". The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into"
"origin of the name ""norn"" is uncertain, it may derive from a word meaning ""to twine"" and which would refer to their twining the thread of fate. Bek-Pedersen suggests that the word ""norn"" has relation to the Swedish dialect word ""norna (nyrna)"", a verb that means ""secretly communicate"". This relates to the perception of norns as shadowy, background figures who only really ever reveal their fateful secrets to men as their fates come to pass. The name ""Urðr"" (Old English Wyrd, Weird) means ""fate"". It should be noted that ""wyrd"" and ""urðr"" are etymological cognates, which does not guarantee that"
"Jörð In Norse mythology, Jörð (Old Norse ""jǫrð"", ""earth"" pronounced , Icelandic Jörð, pronounced , sometimes Anglicized as Jord or Jorth; also called Jarð, as in Old East Norse), is a female jötunn. She is the mother of the thunder god Thor, son of Odin, and the personification of earth. Fjörgyn and Hlóðyn are considered to be other names for Jörð. Some scholars refer to Jörð as a goddess. Jörð's name appears in skaldic poetry both as a poetic term for the land and in kennings for Thor. ""Jörð"" is the common word for ""earth"" in Old Norse, as are"
"Bruun Bruun is a surname of North Germanic origin. The meaning is ""brown"" (""brun"" in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian). In Denmark, the name is known to have been in use since the 13th century in the form Bruun. Other spelling variants are ""Bruhn"" and ""Brun"". Today, c. 0.1% of the population carries Bruun as their surname or middle name. The name is also in use in Norway (c. 0.02% of the population), the Faroe Islands and the other Nordic Countries (even less frequent). In the Danish translation of ""Peanuts"", Charlie Brown is called Søren Brun. As of 2007, the numbers"
"a position at the board of the local savings bank, he has changed his last name to Børson, and started a local grocery store. The name Børson is a paraphrase of the Norwegian word """", from , in . Via various burlesque episodes he eventually ends up as a millionaire. The story ends with a wedding between Bør and Josefine Torsøien, a girl from a nearby farm. The novel is set in the boom period during World War I. Norway did not participate in the war, but the country's merchant fleet carried goods at increasing freight rates. The sea transport"
"Arkils tingstad. Of the personal names mentioned in the inscription, Þorbiorn or Þorbjôrn means ""Thor's Bear,"" Gunnbiorn or Gunnbjôrn means ""Battle Bear,"" Halfdan means ""Half Dane,"" Ulf or Ulfr means ""Wolf,"" and Biorn or Bjôrn means ""Bear."" A transliteration of the runic inscription to roman letters is: A transcription into Old Norse is: A translation into English is: In 1901, Spånga kyrka was one of two churches designated control points for the first public orienteering competition ever held in Sweden. Spånga Church Spånga Church () is a church in the Spånga-Tensta borough in Stockholm, Sweden. The oldest part of the"
"Bible. The name first became popular in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation, and it is also a popular Scandinavian name. As a name in its own right, ""Jon"" is fairly uncommon, and peaked in the United States in 1965 at 0.24% of all male babies. It was the 126th most common boy’s name in 1938 at 0.124% of infants. The surname Lindgren comes from Swedish ""lind"" (“linden tree”) and ""gren"" (“branch”), and means “branch of a linden tree”. It is the 13,882nd most common surname in the world, and the 4,211th in the United States. Lindgren was born"
"svarabhakti‐vowel ""‑e‑"" ""plus ‑r"". It is a common phenomenon that romantic Swedish of the nineteenth century names revived from medieval sources have an incorrect form or pronunciation. Börje was very common as a given name in 1930–49. Today it is almost never given as a first name that is used to address the person. In 2017 approximately 7 500 persons had the name as their first name or name of address. Name day in Sweden: 9 June). Börje Börje is an old Swedish male name. It is the same name as Birger; Börje is the form that has developed naturally"
"named Bjarni Herjolfsson (ON: ""Bjarni Herjólfsson"") has the custom of spending alternate winters in Norway and in Iceland with his father. When he arrives one summer in Iceland he finds that his father has emigrated to Greenland. He resolves to follow him there though he realizes that it is a dangerous proposition since neither he nor any of his crew has been in Greenland waters. After sailing for three days from Iceland, Bjarni receives unfavorable weather, north winds and fog and loses his bearing. After several days of bad weather the sun shines again and Bjarni reaches a wooded land."
"Janne Janne is a common given name in the Nordic countries. In Denmark, Norway and Estonia it is considered a feminine name, while in Sweden and Finland it is considered masculine. In Sweden and Finland it is often used as a nickname for people with related (male) names such as Jan, Jean or Johan. The name's origins lie in the ancient Hebrew names Yohanah/Yohanan (feminine/masculine), meaning ""Yahweh (God) is gracious"". The name spread to Greece along with Christianity, and became Ioanna/Ioannes. In the original, Greek version of the Bible both John the baptist and John the apostle are referred to"
"of the surname was higher than national average (1:945) in the following regions: Karlsson Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning ""son of Karl"" or ""Karl's son"". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from ""Karlsson"", ""Carlsson"" is the most common spelling variation. ""Karlson"" and ""Carlson"" also exist, but are uncommon, as are ""Carlzon"" (Jan Carlzon) and ""Qarlsson"". As of 2014, 92.3% of all known bearers of the surname ""Karlsson"" were residents of Sweden, 2.8% of Finland and 1.2% of Norway. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was"
"designation used for runestones with crosses circled with a runic inscription. The runic text indicates that the stone was raised as a memorial to someone's brother named Þorbjôrn and ends with a prayer for his soul. Although the memorial stone has a Christian cross on it, two of the personal names in the inscription include the Norse pagan god Thor as a theophoric name element. Þorbjôrn translates as ""Thor's Bear"" and Þorsteinn as ""Thor's Stone."" The names in the Sö 84 inscription also reflect a common practice of that time in Scandinavia of repeating an element in a parent's name"
"of many nicknames for a woman who was accused of eating children in Romania Tjorven The name ""Tjorven"" comes from a popular Swedish family show on television in the early 1960s. Based on a script by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the story is about a number of characters living in the archipelago outside Stockholm. A central character is a plump and sunny little girl nicknamed Tjorven. In the movies of Saltkråkan the character was portrayed by Swedish actress Maria Johansson. In Stieg Larsson's ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"", 'Tjorven' appears also as the name for a cat character"
"Håkan Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ""Hákon"". The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is ""high son"" from Old Norse ""há-"" (Proto-Norse ""hauha-"") (high) and ""konr"" (kin). On Swedish runestones the name is usually written ""Hakun"" and in medieval documents usually ""Haquon"" or in the Latinised versions ""Haqvin""/""Haqvinus"". From the 16th century and onwards the name is usually written Håkan. Although in some western regions the name can be found as Håkon and Håka"
"C language cross platform (including Unix, and Windows) package capable of encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data Jansson Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning ""son of Jan"", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname ""Jansson"" were residents of Sweden, 5.1% of Finland, 2.9% of the United States and 1.7% of Norway. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:199) in the following counties: In Finland,"