Absalon (disambiguation)
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Absalon is a variant form of the name Absalom and may refer to:
- AbsalonAbsalonAbsalon was a Danish archbishop and statesman, who was the Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and Archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and churchfather of Denmark in the second half of the 12th century, and was the closest advisor of King Valdemar I of...
(ca. 1128 – 1201), Danish archbishop and statesman - Julien AbsalonJulien AbsalonJulien Absalon is a French cross-country mountain biker. He won gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He rides for the Spanish mountain bike team Orbea. Absalon has 17 World Cup wins. Absalon won four consecutive Mountain Bike World Championships...
(born 1980), French mountain biker - Absalon fili mi ("Absalon my son"), a musical work
- HDMS Absalon (L16)HDMS Absalon (L16)HDMS Absalon and her sister ship HDMS Esbern Snare are the biggest ships ever to serve in the Royal Danish Navy , and are the two members of the Absalon class flexible support ships...
, an command and support ship of Royal Danish Navy - Absalon, (see Operation GladioOperation GladioOperation Gladio is the codename for a clandestine NATO "stay-behind" operation in Italy after World War II. Its purpose was to continue anti-communist actions in the event of a shift to a Communist party led government...
), code name of Denmark's "stay behind" NATO organization designed to fight from inside a possible Soviet invasion of the country after WWII, as provided for in many West Europe nations - Absalon, Martinique