Monday 19 November 2012

Willem van Oranje - William the Silent

Willem van Oranje (William the Silent) is the historic hero we choose for the Netherlands.
If you want to read something about him and if you cannot wait for our contribution.... Please take a look at Wikipedia!

Friday 16 November 2012

M.K.CIURLIONIS Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (Polish: Mikołaj Konstanty Czurlanis), also known as M. K. Čiurlionis (22 September [O.S. 10 September] 1875 –10 April [O.S. 28 March] 1911) was a Lithuanian painter and composer. Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. During his short life he composed about 250 pieces of music and created about 300 paintings. The majority of his paintings are housed in the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. His works have had a profound influence on modern Lithuanian culture. The asteroid 2420 Čiurlionis is named after him.

Wednesday 14 November 2012

Māris Štrombergs _ Latvia


Māris Štrombergs (Maris Strombergs) made history in 2008 when he won the first ever Olympic Gold in BMX Racing while also being crowned World Champion and taking the win for the European Championships as well.


Sunday 11 November 2012

Martin Krpan


                                                     Martin Krpan - Slovenian folk hero

Thursday 1 November 2012

Friday 19 October 2012

Heroes (6)

The Netherlands - Willem van Oranje

Latvia - Māris Štrombergs

France - Joan of Arc

Denmark - H.C. Andersen

Spain - El Cid Campeador

Greece - Georgios Karaiskaikis

Slovakia - Janosik

Hungary - Ernõ Rubik

Slovenia - Martin Krpan

Romania - Vlad Tepes

Lithuania - Ciurlionis

Portugal - Brites de Almeida

Partners

Hi dear partners,

This is my first post on this blog about our eTwinning project EUROPEAN FOLK HEROES.

I would like you to send me your emails so that I can add you to the blog. This way you can post your work on the subject.

Our partners so far:
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Hungary
* Slovenia
* Romania
* Lithuania
* Latvia
* Denmark
* The Netherlands
* Scotland
* Turkey
* Italy
* Greece
* France
* Portugal

My email is: silva.antoniom@gmail.com

See you soon.