Fridrik Thordarson
Articles by Fridrik Thordarson
- KONOW, STEN
KONOW, STEN (17 April 1867 – 29 June 1948), Norwegian orientalist (Figure 1). His father was a clergyman, belonging to…
- FIDIUÄG
FIDIUÄG (The Herald), an Ossetic periodical. It was first edited by Kocoyti̱ Arsen (q.v.) in Cxinval, South Ossetia, in 1927,…
- CAUCASUS ii. Language contact
CAUCASUS and Iran. ii. Language Contact Languages of the Caucasus. The linguistic map of the Caucasus is extremely variegated. The following…
- DĀḠESTĀN
DĀḠESTĀN. i. Cultural relations with Persia. ii. Linguistic influences. i. Cultural Relations with Persia The many-faceted relationship between Dāḡestān (ancient…
- COLCHIS
COLCHIS, ancient Greek name of the region at the eastern end of the Black Sea and south of the Caucasus…
- CARUS
CARUS, Imperator Caesar MARCUS AURELIUS (Augustus), Roman emperor (r. 282-83). A professional soldier, probably from Narbo (Narbona) in southern Gaul…
- BRỊTʾIATỊ (COPANỊ FỊRT) ELBỊZDỊQO
BRỊTʾIATỊ (COPANỊ FỊRT) ELBỊZDỊQO (Russian Elbyzdyko Britaev), playwright regarded as the founder of Ossetic drama, b. in Dalagkau, North Ossetia,…
- BEDŽỊZATỊ ČERMEN
BEDŽỊZATỊ (DAUỊTỊ FỊRT) ČERMEN (Russ.: Chermen Begizov), b. 4 January 1899 (old style, 23 December 1898), d. 20 January 1941,…
- GÄDIATỊ (SEḰAYỊ FỊRT) COMAQ
GÄDIATỊ (SEḰAYỊ FỊRT) COMAQ (Rus: ComakGadiev; b. 14 January 1883, d. 24 October 1931), Ossetic writer. Comaq was born in…
- OSSETIC LANGUAGE i. History and description
OSSETIC LANGUAGE, an Iranian language spoken in the Central Caucasus, mainly in the North Ossetic Republic (Alaniya) of the Russian…
- KONOW, STEN
KONOW, STEN (17 April 1867 – 29 June 1948), Norwegian orientalist (FIGURE 1). His father was a clergyman, belonging to…