Varg Vikernes

Varg Qisling Larss?n Vikernes, born Kristian Larsson Vikernes, on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway. Known by the nom de plume Count Grishnackh during the early days of black metal in Norway, Vikernes was the man behind the one-man music project Burzum, and later became a prominent voice for Neo-Nazi ideology. In Norway, he is known under the nick-name "Greven" (Norwegian for "the Count").

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Vikernes is currently incarcerated for the 1993 murder of his former friend and bandmate ?ystein Aarseth, also known as Euronymous of the black metal band Mayhem. The arsoning of three churches, ?sane church in Bergen, Skjold church in Vindafjord and Holmenkollen chapel in Oslo, and the consequent death of a firefighter, an attempted arsoning of Storetveit church in Bergen, and also a number of lesser felonies for which Vikernes was additionally found guilty landed him the maximum sentence in Norway of 21 years in prison (although it has since been shortened, as is normal in Norway, but then again lengthned due to his latest escape). He was also charged for arsoning Fantoft stave church outside Bergen, although the jurors voted not guilty. The judges claimed this an error of the jurors but refused to overtrow the whole case. Later appeals to higher courts was dismissed.

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