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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Two Men on a Beach (in search of a caption)





" Sven was thoroughly disgusted that Albert had managed to crash his dream."
or
"Sven the Sane was thoroughly appalled that Sven the Berserk had invaded his dream."
or

Dunny  Jul 30, 2012 
All Washed Up! Great piece,,, like your ideas,,, Cute swim trunks.
Thank you Dunny.  Great caption! - Leo




Sven (in Danish, and Norwegian and 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." The original spelling in Old Norse was sveinn (whence Eng swain, 'servant boy' . Over the centuries, many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn I of Denmark (Sven Gabelbart), who established Danish rule over Norway and successfully invaded England in the year 1002. An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil.  In medieval Swedish "sven" (or "sven av vapen" (sven of arms)) is a term for squire. The female equivalent Svenja, though seemingly Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries.  The Icelandic and Faroese version of Sven/Svend is Sveinn (pronounced Svay-dn in Icelandic).

Sven Einar Englund 
born at Ljugarn in Gotland, Sweden on June 17, 1916; 
he died June 27, 1999 in Visby, Sweden.

"Perhaps the most important Finnish symphonist since Jean Sibelius, Englund was a native Swedish speaker who often felt that his career was sidelined from the mainstream of Finnish music. He was 17 when he began studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki in 1933. Already a considerable pianist, he continued his studies with Martti Paavola and Ernst Linko, while studying composition with Bengt Carlson and Selim Palmgren.  Following his graduation in 1941, Englund was conscripted into military service. During his time in the Finnish Continuation War he was wounded in his hand, which almost brought to an end his hopes of pursuing a career as a concert pianist. He would often recall the bizarre, though life-threatening incident, with a smile." Wikipedia
  
Valkoinen Peura, The White Reindeer


Sven the Berserk 
(from Erik the Viking)




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