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  Torkel Knutsson Information
Torkel (Tyrgils or Torgils) Knutsson, known well as Marshal Torkel, (?–1306) of Aranäs, was marshal and virtual ruler of Sweden during the early reign of King Birger Magnusson (1280-1321).
Torkel hailed from an old noble family of West Geatish ancestry and was related to the Folkungs, the royal family, and like them, he had a lion in his coat of arms.
A statue of Torkel was raised, in 1908, on the square Rådhustorget in Stockholm.
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  Torkel Knutsson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torkel (Tyrgils or Torgils) Knutsson (?–1306) of Aranäs, was marshal and virtual ruler of Sweden during the early reign of King Birger Magnusson (1280-1321).
Torkel hailed from an old noble family of West Geatish ancestry and was related to the Folkungs, the royal family, and like them, he had a lion in his coat of arms.
A statue of Torkel was raised, in 1908, on the square Rådhustorget in Stockholm.
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 Earnaness Information
In the early 14th century, it was the property of the marshal and Swedish regent Torkel Knutsson.
After the two dukes had poisoned the king's mind against his faithful marshal, Torkel was captured and taken to Stockholm, where he was beheaded.
The once magnificent stronghold was demolished and the land was given to the convent of Gudhem, on the condition that the nuns should move to Aranæs within a year.
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 vyborg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The area was inhabited by the Karelians, that was a Finnic tribe who came under the domination of Novgorod and Sweden.
The first castle of Vyborg was founded during the third Swedish crusade in 1293 by the marsk Torkel Knutsson.
In the treaty of Nöteborg in 1323 Vyborg was officially made part of the Swedish realm, and soon of Sweden proper.
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 Vyborg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area used to be inhabited by the Karelians, a Finnic tribe which gradually came under the domination of Novgorod and Sweden.
The first castle of Viborg was founded during the third Swedish crusade in 1293 by the marshal Torkel Knutsson.
The castle was fought over for centuries between Sweden and the Republic of Novgorod.
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 Vyborg
The area used to be inhabited by the Karelians, a Finnic tribe which gradually came under the domination of Novgorod and Sweden.
The first castle of Viborg was founded during the third Swedish crusade in 1293 by the marshal Torkel Knutsson.
The castle was fought over for centuries between Sweden and the Republic of Novgorod.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Vyborg   (919 words)

  
 Torkel Knutsson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Torkel Knutsson (?–1306), was marshal and virtual ruler of Sweden during the early reign of King Birger Magnusson(1280-1321).
During the struggles in Sweden between King Birger and his two younger brothers, the Dukes Erik and Valdemar, in the early years of the 14th century, Torkel sided with the King.
Despite this, the King had his powerful marshal captured and beheaded in 1306.
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 Vyborg : search word
The area was inhabited by the Karelians, that was a Finnic tribe who came under the domination of Novgorod and Sweden.
The first castle of Viborg was founded during the third Swedish crusade in 1293 by the marsk Torkel Knutsson.
In the treaty of Nöteborg in 1323 Viborg was officially made part of the Swedish realm, and soon of Sweden proper.
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 Vyborg - Information at Halfvalue.com
The area was inhabited by the Karelians, a Finnic tribe which gradually came under the domination of Novgorod and Sweden.
The first castle of Vyborg was founded during the so-called "Third Swedish Crusade" in 1293 by marshal Torkel Knutsson.
There are also Russian fortifications, completed by 1740, as well as the monuments to Peter I (1910) and Torkel Knutsson.
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 Torgils Knutsson - rFind.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Torgils Knutsson samlade kung Birger och hans bröder hertigarna
Viborg grundades 1293 när Torgils Knutsson lät uppföra en borg invid en gammal karelsk bosättning...
Antikrundans konstexpert Bo Knutsson kunde glädja en familj i Borås när han värderade tavlor där igår.
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 1293 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
December - Mamluk sultan of Egypt Khalil is assassinated by his regent Baydara, who briefly claims the sultanate before being assassinated himself by a rival political faction.
Torkel Knutsson leads Sweden in beginning the Third Swedish Crusade against unchristianized Finnish Karelia.
Dante Alighieri completes the book of verse La Vita Nuova.
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 Kungahus i Sverige
When Sverker Karlsson 1210 was killed in the battle of Gestilren in Västergötland Erik Knutsson became the supreme claimant to the throne.
Son of Erik Knutsson and Ricissa of Denmark.
Birger was suddenly the king but to young to reign without his chief guardian Torkel Knutsson.
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 Film | Builder travels in hope, returns with $3.5m deal
Wheddon is one of the few filmmakers who have not had to degrade themselves to sell their pictures in Cannes in the past fortnight.
The Swedish filmmakers Torkel Knutsson and his brother Marten barely created a stir among jaded buyers by streaking along the promenade in an attempt to raise the profile of their film Naked Again.
Another Swedish film attracted more attention from the overwhelmingly male corps of photographers thanks to a quartet of scantily clad blonde women who pounded the pavements to publicise their Charlie's Angels-style action movie Never Say...
film.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4188959-108343,00.html   (492 words)

  
 History of Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This expansion by Sweden was seen as alarming by Novgorod that controlled Karelia.
Savonia and Western Karelia adopted Christianity at the end of the 13th century which coincides with the crusade conducted by Torkel Knutsson in 1293.
During this time the Swedes built a fortification that would become the castle of Viipuri.
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 Södermalm i tid och rum. Stockholm
Beredningsutskottet hade 1884 föreslagit, att Torkel Knutssons namn skulle knytas till en annan gata; se Klippgatan.
Marsken Torkel (Torgils) Knutsson var den ledande mannen inom rådet, som vid Magnus Ladulås död 1290 övertog förmyndarregeringen under Birger Magnussons omyndighetstid.
Det finns ett direkt samband mellan Torgils Knutsson och Södermalm så tillvida som han enligt Erikskrönikan avrättades och begravdes där; senare flyttades hans kropp till Gråmunkekyrkan (Riddarholmskyrkan).
www.angelfire.com /sd2/sodermalm/hogalid/torkelknutsnorr.html   (218 words)

  
 Bengt Berger - Music
Recorded by Berger Knutsson Spering on Live at Glenn Miller Café (Amigo AMCD 889, 2001).
This is a modal piece based on raag Shanmukhapriya with swedish lyrics by Torkel Rasmusson, but it can very well be played instrumentally.
Recorded by Berger Knutsson Spering on our first cd (Amigo AMCD 880).
www.beche.se /music/scores.shtml   (0 words)

  
 Photos
This expansion by Sweden was seen as alarming by Novgorod which controlled Karelia.
Savonia and Karelia adopted Christianity at the end of the 13th century which coincides with the crusade conducted by Torkel Knutsson in 1293.
During this time the Swedes built a fortification that would become the castle of Vyborg.
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 History of Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This expansion by Sweden was seen as alarming by Novgorod which controlled Karelia.
Savonia and Karelia adopted Christianity at the end of the 13th century which coincides with the crusade conducted by Torkel Knutsson in 1293.
During this time the Swedes built a fortification that would become the castle of Vyborg.
www.portaljuice.com /history_of_finland.html   (0 words)

  
 iF Magazine
LOCATION: Cannes, France THE SKINNY: Daily Variety reported that naked ambition has been taken literally in Cannes by a pair of Swedish film-makers who created a stir by posing in the raw outside the festival headquarters to promote their latest film.
A picture in the daily trade magazine Screen International on Saturday showed husky director Torkel Knutsson and his brother Marten as they paraded in the nude to publicize their aptly named film NAKED AGAIN.
Guards and policemen could be seen standing by idly in the background as the Swedes strutted their stuff.
www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=1823   (243 words)

  
 FMP - What's New?
The Medieval Castle of Viipuri [Viborg] photographed in about 1930 by my grandfather.
The castle and the city were founded on the 13th Century by Swedish Marshal Torkel Knutsson.
The city grew around the castle and a fortified old town.
www.geocities.com /finnmilpge/fmp_whatsnew.html   (581 words)

  
 INSIDE JoongAng Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Opening night in the Puchon Citizen Hall last Thursday began with remarks from festival hosts Bae Yu-jung and Hong Eun-chul, followed by a videotaped message from Darren Aronofsky, the director of the opening film, "Requiem for a Dream," who was unable to attend the festival.
The sibling directors of "Naked Again," Marten and Torkel Knutsson, who promoted their films at the Cannes film festival and in Puchon by baring everything and streaking the surprised audience, also appeared on stage fully clothed.
Lloyd Kauffman, a festival jury member and director of "Citizen Toxie: Toxic Avenger IV," accompanied his rubber masked character Toxie on stage and received a rather ambivalent reaction from the audience when he made a sarcastic joke about another jury member's absence, cracking, "Director Huruhata Yasuo must be busy revising Japanese textbooks at home."
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 The Birmingham Post (England) : Pigeon pelters try anything for Cannes publicity coup. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Unlike McKellen, not everyone can rely on the marketing might of a Hollywood movie to generate interest, and desperate measures are often needed to make waves along the sandy beachfront.
Naked ambition was taken literally by a pair of Swedish filmmakers, Torkel Knutsson and his brother Marten, who created a stir by streaking along the promenade in a bid to raise the profile of the
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 Geschichte Finnlands
Die schwedische Expansion war beunruhigend für Nowgorod, das Karelien kontrollierte.
Jahrhunderts das Christentum an, in etwa zur gleichen Zeit, als Torkel Knutsson 1293 einen Feldzug durchführte.
Während dieser Zeit bauten die Schweden eine Befestigung, die später zur Burg Wiburg wurde.
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 YouTube - Born to be alive
Cover version of the old Patrick Hernandez classic done by "PsychoSomatics"
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Benny Benassi - Born To Be Alive (Remix)
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