Vidkun Quisling
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Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 Julie 1887, Fyresdal – 24 October 1945) wis a Norse airmy officer an politeecian, who servit as Meenister Preses o occupee'd Norawa. He wirkt wi Fridtjof Nansen durin the faimin in the Soviet Union, an servit as Meenister o Defence in the Bondepartiet govrenment 1931–1933. In 1933 he foondit the naitionalist pairty Nasjonal Samling ("Naitional Gatherin"), an durin Warld War II, frae 1942 to 1945, he servit as Minister-Preses o the collaborationist Norse govrenment, efter being appointit bi the German authorities. Efter the war he wis tried for heich traison an executit bi firin squad at Akershus Fortress. The day in Norawa an ither pairts o the warld, "quisling" is a synonym for "traitor."
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