...of the trawler "Erik the Red" was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming towards the fish blood and guts - and his men. Captain Sigurdur Petursson, known to locals as "the Iceman", ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife. "He caught it just with his ...

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Сайт WarCry опубликовал интервью с CEO CCP Хильмаром Петурсоном (Hilmar Petursson) из которого мы узнали следующие интересные детали о MMORPG Eve Online :   - К концу 2008 года разработчики наконец-то выпустят пилотов из своих кораблей и дадут возможность побродить по станциям, поглядеть на внутренне убранство кораблей и просто пообщаться «вживую» с другими игроками». - В ноябре этого ...

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... Icelandic surnames are based on patronymy, or the adoption of the father's first given name. For example, Magnus and Anna, children of a man named Petur, would hold the surname Petursson and Petursdottir, respectively. Magnus' children, in turn, would inherit the surname Magnusson, while Anna's children would claim their father's first given name as their surname. Women normally maintain their ...