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Every now and then, the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik comes up with new ideas to get the press talk about him. Last year he filed a complaint, claiming that he was being tortured by the Norwegian authorities in jail. Now he is changing his name to something quite unexpected.
For those who need a little reminder, Breivik is the guy who made a bomb explode in the city centre of Oslo on the 22nd of July 2011, and then went on an island to kill teenagers gathered on Utøya island for a summer camp of Norway’s Labour Party Youth Organisation. In total 77 people died and 319 were wounded. This is the deadliest attack on Norwegian soil since World War II, needless to say it was a trauma for the whole country. See here for more information on the attacks.
For many non-Scandinavians like me as a French, but also Russians, Americans and certainly other people on this planet, the Norwegian police officers who found him literally shooting at kids while listening to music did not shoot him on the spot, but actually arrested him and brought him to justice. That thing democracies do.
Alleged torture in Norwegian prison
He also survived the whole trial, although the brother of a victim did try to hit him in the head with his shoe. And he was put in jail, for the maximum time anyone in Norway is allowed to be in jail: 21 years. It did not sound much in the face of what this man had done, so he is in jail for 21 years, with a possibility for a renewal of his time as long as he is considered a threat for society.
The thing is what Breivik likes most is media attention. He wants to spread his Nazi message, but the mean jail is not letting him access the internet, though giving him access to a computer, newspapers and television. But he doesn’t want to read them, he wants to be in them. So he finds all sorts of way to do that. In 2015 he applied to be a student at the University of Oslo to study Political Science, and was accepted.
In 2016, he got really creative and filed a complaint based on the alleged violations of his human rights. He accused the Norwegian state of inhumane and degrading treatment, and torture. Now all these allegations were based on “solid” proof:
- The use of plastic cups and paper plates
- Having to eat microwaved meals, such as those made by Norwegian firm Fjordland*
- Cold coffee
- Being denied the right to meet fellow Nazi friends and marry one
- Being prevented from publishing two books, The Breivik Diaries and The Nordic State
- He had begun to love a reality TV show, Paradise Hotel: “clear evidence of serious brain damage caused by isolation”
Despite the terrible circumstances, there is some humour in this. Unless he really believes that eating ready made meals is worse than waterboarding, and then there is just a lot of stupidity and disrespect. Some might say “bring him to a prison where his rights are actually violated”. But one might also see that whatever he has done he stays Norwegian, believing that he has right and can claim whatever he wants if unhappy with the service. Just to get some insight in how “bad” Norwegian prisons are, here is a short video on Norwegian prisons by Micheal Moore.
And here a less tabloid version of Norwegian prisons.
Changing his name to “idiot”
No in 2017, he still could not publish his book, so he decided to change his name in the Norwegian registry, from Anders Behring Breivik to Fjotolf Hansen.
Note that in Norwegian, “Fjott” means “idiot”. Free joke. Very hard not to write about it for Norwegians around, and for people to comment on it. On “baby names” forums online, Norwegians see this name as a bad choice nowadays as it makes your kid an easy target for mobbing. Nothing to worry about here, as he is already in jail, and is more the mobbing than mobbed type.
Fjotolf is also a traditional and old Norwegian name. Breivik had a lot of choices in old Norwegian male names but he chose this one. Strange, to say the least. Hansen is one of the most common names in Scandinavia. The other strange thing is that this man is probably never getting out of jail, so I don’t see him using that brand new name a lot. But that’s just me.
Now the bets are open. In 2018 he will come with something new. What will be his next move? Maybe he will ask for plastic surgery because he feel like his nose is too big and the Norwegian state owes him a self-confidence in his own body. He has lots of time on his hands, all the news in the world, and no way to influence his audience. Life is tough in Norwegian prisons. I know. He will sue all the papers and television channels of Norway for still calling him Anders Behring Breivik and not Fjotolf Hansen.
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30 responses to “Why did Anders Behring Breivik officially change his name to “Idiot”?”
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Unbelievable, and yet…(eyeroll).
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Maybe he can serve his sentence in Guantanamo or an American prison. He could be Bubba’s new “girlfriend”. His complaints would not likely get past the prison walls. We are the next worse thing to a third world country with our system of punishment. Rehabilitation rarely enters the discussion.
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Compared…
Chelsea Manning served under brutal conditions for showing the world some war crimes war criminals wanted to keep hidden.
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Breivik is lower than a piece of shit, but I don’t know why you’re confounding “Fjotolf” (which admittedly I’ve never heard of, and sounds idiotic) with “Fjott”.
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Write ‘F’ and ‘j’ together, and the first ‘o’ and ‘t’ together, and it resembles another, more notorious name.
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Quite the stretch. Especially given his open support of Israel and the complete and total lack of racism in his writings.
Almost as good as the idea his manifesto was dated as such so as to be the 150th anniv of the same person you reference.
1683 is a pretty significant date in the Christian vs Muslim battle. 2083 happens to be 400 after that. You can connect the dots, or maybe not
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What is even more ironic is that his middle name is GERMAN….!
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That sounds like a Germanophobic comment, and what’s even the relevance? Breivik did what he did because he wanted to promote “support for Israel” as he summarized his main goal in his manifesto and because he hated Muslims (like the Israeli far-right does). What on earth has having a supposedly German middle name got to do with that?
Except also, there is no evidence that the middle name is even German. I find lots of farmer-type people with the name Bering or similar as middle name dating back to the 18th century in Norway. The name could be a Norwegian name that merely “looked German” due to the spelling. Some ancestor 200 years ago could also have been named for her local priest etc.
In addition, there isn’t a Norwegian person alive today who doesn’t have German ancestry if you go back a few centuries. Go back to the first millennium and Norwegians and Germans are exactly the same people. And Norway was in a union with a German-speaking state as late as 1814 (Schleswig-Holstein).
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More ironic is your nickname “bohemianwriter”.When Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939 they rename the country Protectorate of ” Bohemia and Moravia “.
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its not a nazi word its a place in what we know today as Czechia … beck in 900 Czechia was part of HRE and back then they were called Bohemia . thats why nazis renamed it trying to restore HRE .
Moravia is an old Slavic empire and what u know today as Slovakia
(also place in Slovakia)kind of like Catalonia is a place in Spain not a nazi word for Spain .
Europe has a lot of tribal roots like that .
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I could be way off here, but I think he was trying to make his name sound similar to that of Fridtjof Nansen, the unbelievably bada** Norwegian explorer. I wont even try to guess as to what his motives for picking such a name would be. Just a thought; please do not make rude or hateful comments. I am just throwing ideas around, not debating his person or actions.
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Very flawed. You need to try to be more objective/unbiased when describing someone, even ‘Mr. Hansen’. When it comes to mobbing, in fact is has been stated that he himself would go into defence of those beeing bullied in his school, at younger age. Nothing is entirely black or white in this world. Just saying. Even a mass murderer can have performed acts of love and/or compassion. Human beeings can be strange that way. Surely, ‘Mr. Hansen’ believed he was doing the right thing, when he was in fact committing atrocities towards others.
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I know we all should respect life, humans, animals & nature, but honestly I must confess that this planet could do without mental nutcases as e.g Breivik and many other murderers / rapists / terrorists .
It’s not just about the many lives this sick idiot took ( R.I.P ) but his whole performance to get attention making waves.
If he really is that brave, he should have ended his own sad life and strange enough many still pray he’ll run into the wrong inmate who finishes him finally…. -
Fjott A Breivik is what ill remember that shitforbrain
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this was a very creative article
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[…] become a student in Political science at the University of Oslo (his application was accepted), and changed his name to Fjotolf Hansen (which means idiot…go figure why he chose that name). Breivik is obsessed with the media enough to keep us updated on his life even when we aren’t […]
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Fjott i understand yes, but since he did heil in the court. maybe “olf” in the name is a symbol for “adolf” in Adolf Hitler. I dont know, but it wouldn’t suprise me. such a fucking idiot.
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The difference between Hitler and Breivik, was that Hitler was very successful doing what he did. Winning elections, brainwash a whole country and
realize WW2 is way more cleaver (and waaay more demanding) solution that might (or might not) get where you want instead of making a bomb of poop and kill a few kids on an island. Hitler would have been laughing at Breivik.What did he expect!? He should understand he would be locked in for life. So stupid thinking it would be a revolution. Nobody joins him ofc. Because police would just shut them down. Maybe he got such “high IQ” as he claims, however so primitive killing people like he did. If he started a political party with a hidden agenda instead he might ended up with killing people legally instead. FAIL. lol
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He IS the biggest massmurder and terrorist in Norway ever.. What do you expect? He should use ECHR article 8 instead….
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Mobbing? Mener du “bullying”?
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[…] Em 2017, ele decidiu trocar seu nome para “Fjotolf Hansen”, um nome que foi considerado incomum pelos noruegueses, pois faz referência à palavra “Fjott” que significa “idiota” no idioma oficial do país1. […]
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[…] In 2017, he decided to change his name to “Fjotolf Hansen,” a name that was considered unusual by Norwegians because it references the word “Fjott,” which means “idiot” in the country’s official language1. […]
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[…] En 2017, decidió cambiar su nombre a «Fjotolf Hansen,» un nombre que fue considerado inusual por los noruegos porque hace referencia a la palabra «Fjott,» que significa «idiota» en el idioma oficial del país1. […]
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[…] W 2017 roku zdecydował się zmienić swoje imię na „Fjotolf Hansen,” co zostało uznane za nietypowe przez Norwegów, ponieważ odnosi się to do słowa „Fjott,” które oznacza „idiota” w oficjalnym języku kraju1. […]
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[…] Nel 2017 ha deciso di cambiare il suo nome in “Fjotolf Hansen”, un nome che è stato considerato insolito dagli norvegesi, poiché fa riferimento alla parola “Fjott”, che significa “idiota” nella lingua ufficiale del paese1. […]
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[…] Im Jahr 2017 beschloss er, seinen Namen in „Fjotolf Hansen“ zu ändern, ein Name, der von den Norwegern als ungewöhnlich angesehen wurde, da er auf das Wort „Fjott“ hinweist, das auf der Amtssprache des Landes „Idiot“ bedeutet1. […]
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[…] En 2017, il a décidé de changer son nom en « Fjotolf Hansen », un nom qui a été considéré comme inhabituel par les Norvégiens, car il fait référence au mot « Fjott » qui signifie « idiot » dans la langue officielle du pays1. […]
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[…] Pada tahun 2017, ia memutuskan untuk mengganti namanya menjadi “Fjotolf Hansen,” sebuah nama yang dianggap tidak biasa oleh orang Norwegia karena merujuk kepada kata “Fjott” yang berarti “idiot” dalam bahasa resmi negara tersebut1. […]
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[…] In 2017 besloot hij zijn naam te veranderen in “Fjotolf Hansen,” een naam die door Noren als ongewoon werd beschouwd omdat het verwijst naar het woord “Fjott,” wat “idioot” betekent in de officiële taal van het land1. […]
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[…] In 2017, he chose to change his name to “Fjotolf Hansen,” a choice that aroused the attention of Norwegians due to its association with the word “Fjott,” which means “foolish individual” in the country’s official language. 1 […]
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