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My name is '''Kristján Rúnarsson'''. I was born on [[November 28]], [[1987]] in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], where I currently live. I have lived in Iceland most of my life, but I partly grew up in the [[United States]] ([[Madison, Wisconsin]] and [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]), and more recently I lived in [[Utrecht]] in the [[Netherlands]], where I obtained a B.Mus. degree with a major in clarinet performance at the [[Utrechts Conservatorium|Utrecht Conservatory]] in 2013. I have a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in [[linguistics]] (2015) and a master’s degree in [[language technology]] (2017) from the [[University of Iceland]].

==About my username==
'''KRún''' is a short form of my name originally conceived as a signature for paintings I made when I was staying with my grandfather, [[Vilhjálmur Einarsson]], a former athlete and headmaster with a love of fine arts, upon whose painter's signature, VEin, I based mine.

My real name, Kristján, is the Icelandic version of the [[Latin]] name ''Christianus'' (from which ''Christian'' in English is derived), from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] [[Christ|''Χριστός'']] (''Khristós'', “the anointed”), the title of [[Jesus]] as translated into Greek from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] {{script|Hebr|מָשִׁיחַ}} (''māšîaḥ'', whence ''Messiah'' in English), Greek being in Jesus’ time a widespread ''[[lingua franca]]'' and the language of the [[New Testament]] as transmitted to us.

==Interests==

===Music===
I have played the [[clarinet]] since I was 8 years old, and in my teenage years I also started playing [[piano]] at 14, the [[trombone]] at 16, and the [[oboe]] since at 17. Since then, I have done a year of classical [[singing]] and a four year [[Bachelor of music|bachelor]] in clarinet at the [[Utrechts Conservatorium|Utrecht Conservatory]]. I first started studying clarinet with my local [[school band]], and have been a member of the [[Reykjavik City Band]] since my early teen years.

===Languages===
I speak both [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] and [[English language|English]] fluently, having grown up in both [[Iceland]] and the [[United States]], feeling them both to be native languages. It is doubtful whether English can technically be considered a native language of mine, but I have used it heavily from an early age and feel strongly connected to it. I learned [[Danish language|Danish]] in school, as it is a compulsory subject in Iceland and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] because my mother grew up in [[Sweden]] and some of her family still live there. I also had both French and German at various times during my compulsory education. I also studied Japanese at university and also took courses in Latin, Gothic and Hittite. I have informally studied several other languages, and am always interested in learning more. I am also very interested in different writing systems, writing styles and typography.

===Computers===
I have been interested in computers from an early age and have been an Apple enthusiast as long as I can remember. I played around with early Macs as a kid and my parents and grandparents had Macs at home and work. In 2010 I started working summer jobs at the [[Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies]], where I have been involved with several [[language technology|LT]]-related projects. In 2013, I started taking computer science courses alongside my linguistics studies and have since joined the LT master’s program at the University of Iceland and Reykjavik University.

===Books & films===
My favorite book genre is fantasy. I am a big fan of the [[Harry Potter]], [[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]], and [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] book series and also of the films and the TV series [[Game of Thrones]]. I also especially like [[the Chronicles of Narnia]] (which I read as a kid) and the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix and the Percy Jackson and Kane series by Rick Riordan (both of which I probably would have read as a kid if I’d had the chance).

===Other===
[[Shogi]] (Japanese chess) is another hobby of mine. I am also interested in other [[Shogi variant|variants]] of the game, particularly [[chu shogi]] (“middle-sized shogi”).

==Links==
*[http://www.omniglot.com/ Omniglot, a guide to language and writing systems]

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