Lunn, Sir Arnold

Japanese: ラン（英語表記）Lunn，Sir Arnold

Born: April 18, 1888, Madras, India
[Died] June 2, 1974, London, England. British alpine skier and international authority on skiing. Full name Arnold Henry Moore Lunn. In 1922, he invented the slalom event, in which skiers must ski between pairs of gates on the course. As a boy, he was taught how to ski by his father. After entering Oxford University, he founded the Oxford Ski Club. He subsequently founded the British Ski Club (1903), the Alpine Ski Club (1908), and the Kandahar Ski Club (1924). In 1928, he started the Kandahar Races. In 1930, he persuaded the International Ski Federation (FIS) to recognize downhill and slalom as skiing events. In 1936, he helped organize the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Olympics. He served as an official of the FIS (1934-49) and president of the International Downhill Skiing Committee (1946-49), and edited the British Ski Almanac for over 50 years from 1919. He wrote many books on skiing, mountaineering, philosophy, and Christianity. In 1952, he was knighted for his contributions to British skiing and to the friendship between Britain and Switzerland.

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Laon

A commercial city located in the northeastern part of the Paris Basin, about 130 km northeast of Paris. The old town is on a hill about 100 meters higher than the surrounding area, and the famous cathedral built in the 12th and 13th centuries can be seen from afar. It is strategically important and was fortified by the ancient Romans. It was the religious and cultural center of the region throughout the Middle Ages, and was briefly the capital during the Carolingian dynasty. The new town is located at the foot of the hill and is home to thriving sugar, printing, and plastics industries. Many factories were relocated from Paris as a result of the decentralization policy. Population: 28,670 (1990).

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Ran

A goddess in Norse mythology. Wife (daughter) of Egil, the god of the ocean. She would raise a barge, catch a ship with her hands and pull it into the sea, then catch drowned people with nets and welcome them as guests to her palace on the seabed. Although she was feared as a merciless goddess, it was believed that the drowned people who became her guests were given fine food and treated well.

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[生]1888.4.18. インド，マドラス
[没]1974.6.2. イギリス，ロンドン
イギリスのアルペンスキー選手で，スキーの国際的権威。フルネーム Arnold Henry Moore Lunn。 1922年，コースに2本1組で立つ旗門を設置し，その間を滑らなければならないという回転 (スラローム) 競技を考案した。少年時代，父親からスキーの手ほどきを受ける。オックスフォード大学入学後，オックスフォード・スキークラブを設立。続いてイギリス・スキークラブ (1903) ，アルペンスキークラブ (1908) ，カンダハー・スキークラブ (1924) を創設。 1928年，カンダハーレースを始めた。 1930年国際スキー連盟 FISを説得し，滑降 (ダウンヒル) と回転をスキー競技として認定させた。 1936年ガルミッシュパルテンキルヘン・オリンピック冬季競技大会の運営支援を行なう。 FIS役員 (1934～49) ，国際滑降競技委員会会長 (1946～49) を歴任するとともに，1919年から 50年以上にわたりイギリス・スキー年鑑の編集に携わった。スキー，登山，哲学，キリスト教関係の著書多数。 1952年には，イギリス・スキー界への貢献およびイギリス・スイス両国の親善に尽くした実績から，ナイトの爵位を授与された。

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Laon

フランス北部，エーヌ県の県都。パリの北東約 130km，パリ盆地の北東部にある商業都市。旧市は周囲より 100mほど高い丘の上にあり，12～13世紀に建立された有名な大聖堂などが遠方から望まれる。軍事的に重要な位置にあり，古代ローマ人により要塞化された。中世を通じてこの地方の宗教，文化の中心で，カロリング朝時代には一時その首都でもあった。新市は丘のふもとにあり，製糖，印刷，プラスチック工業などが盛ん。工業の地方分散政策によりパリから移ってきた工場も多い。人口2万 8670 (1990) 。