Brännö

Brännö is an island in the Southern Göteborg Archipelago and a locality situated in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 708 inhabitants in 2010. and belongs to the parish of Styrsö within Gothenburg Municipality.

History

Due to its geographical location, Brännö has throughout the centuries been a strategic location for seafarers and chieftains, from both Sweden and the adjacent Norway and Denmark.

It is believed that its inhabitants are the same as the Brondings who are referred to in the Anglo-Saxon poems Beowulf and Widsith. Beowulf, England's national epic, relates that Breca the Bronding was the childhood friend of the hero Beowulf and Widsith tells that Breca later was the lord of the Brondings.[1]

Brännö is mentioned in the icelandic Sagas as the location of several important thing assemblies in the Viking Age and later.[2] The Laxdæla saga relates that the beautiful Irish princess Melkorka was sold as a thrall to the Icelandic chieftain Höskuld Dalakollson, during a fair on Brännö, in the 10th century.

De' ä' dans på Brännö brygga

De' ä' dans på Brännö brygga (It is Dance at Brännö Jetty) is a 1941 waltz written by Lasse Dahlquist. The song has been sung at Allsång på Skansen (Sing-along at Skansen).Brännö is an island in Gothenburg archipelago, and every summer it's dance at Brännö brygga.

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Håkan Hellström

Håkan Hellström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhoːˈkan ˈhɛlˈstrœm]; born 2 April 1974) is a Swedish musician. He made his breakthrough in Sweden in 2000 with the song "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" and a similarly titled album. He has released 8 studio albums to date with seven reaching number 1 in Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Albums Chart and one reaching number 2.

Hellström played drums in the Swedish indie pop band Broder Daniel between 1988 and 1994, then briefly for Swedish alternative rock band Honey Is Cool with Karin from The Knife. In 1997 he rejoined Broder Daniel to play the bass, until 2003 when he left the band again to focus completely on his solo career.

In 2006, following the birth of his son, he announced that he would take a break from touring and recording. Despite this, he still performed occasional gigs and continues to release very successful albums.

Discography

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EPs

Singles

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