Magnus

Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them, the most well-known Roman of that name being the third-century usurper. The name gained wider currency in the Middle Ages, various European peoples, and their royal houses, being introduced to it upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavians in general ad Scandinavian royalty and nobility in particular - as can be seen from the following.

"Magnus" may refer to:

People

People with the sole name Magnus

Kings of Norway

• Magnus I of Norway, 1035-1047
• Magnus II of Norway, 1066-1069
• Magnus III of Norway, 1093-1103
• Magnus IV of Norway, 1130-1135, 1137-1139
• Magnus V of Norway, 1161-1184
• Magnus VI of Norway, 1263-1280
• Magnus VII of Norway, 1320-1355

Kings of Sweden

• Magnus I of Gothenland, 1125-1130
• Magnus III of Sweden, 1240-1290
• Magnus IV of Sweden, 1319-1364

Dukes

• Magnus, Duke of Saxony, 1072-1106
• Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1344-1369
• Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1369-1373, also known as Magnus with the Necklace
• Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, 1507-1543
• Duke Magnus of Holstein, 1540-1583

Saints

• Magnus of Füssen
• Magnus of Avignon

Others

• Magnus (Roman usurper)
• Alexander Magnus, the Latin name of Alexander the Great
• Carolus Magnus, the Latin name of Charlemagne.
• Magnus, pseudonym of American magician Jeff McBride
• Magnus, pen name of Italian comic book artist Roberto Raviola
• Magnus of Nisibis. Fourth Century. Also known as Magnus of Emesa. Pupil of Zeno of Cyprus, taught medicine at Alexandria and was known for curing people by convincing them they were well, and vice versa. His best known work on urine restates Hippocratic and Galenic teaching and was widely translated and excepted.

People with the family name Magnus

• Heinrich Gustav Magnus, professor of chemistry
• Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, a German mathematician
• Wilhelm Magnus, a German mathematician
• Bishop Magnus, a Finnish bishop

Fictional

• Will Magnus, a scientist character in the DC Comics universe
• Will Magnus (Amalgam Comics), a character in the Amalgam Comics universe
• Leon Magnus, a character from Tales of Destiny
• Valerius Magnus, a character from in Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series

People with the given name Magnus

• Magnus W. Alexander, German engineer
• Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player
• Magnus Bäckstedt, a Swedish road cyclist
• Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian Chess Grandmaster
• Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
• Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic-born BBC personality and Mastermind quiz-master
• Max Magnus Norman, contemporary artist
• Magnus Samuelsson, a Swedish strongman and former World's Strongest Man.
• Magnus Norman, former professional Swedish tennis player.

Fictional

• Magnus Eisengrim, a character in the Deptford Trilogy
• Magnus Gallant, a main character in Ogre Battle 64
• Magnus Bane, a character in the Mortal Instruments Trilogy
• Magnus, a book by Matthew Dickens, published by Xulon Press.

Other uses

• Magnus (band)
• Magnus (vampire), a character in The Vampire Chronicles of Anne Rice
• Magnus (Marvel Comics), two characters in the Marvel universe
• Magnus, Robot Fighter, a comics character created by Russ Manning
• Magnus the Red, a character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Magnus effect, a physics phenomenon
• Daewoo Magnus, an automobile
• Magnus Harmonica Corporation, a defunct manufacturer of Harmonicas and Reed Organs
• Ultra Magnus, several characters in the Transformers universe
• Magnus cards, an element of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
• An SUV in Full Auto
• Magnús, an Icelandic 1989 film by Þráinn Bertelsson

References

See also

• Magnes (disambiguation)