Borg

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Things called Borg or borg include:

Scandinavian

• Borg Bryggerier — a Norwegian brewery
• Borg — a placename within Vestvågøy municipality, Norway.
• Borg is the homestead built by first-generation Iceland settler Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson and the home to Egill Skallagrímsson, the famous Viking and skald. The peninsula on which it is located is called Borgarnes.

Cyborg

• Borg (Star Trek) — a fictional race of cyborgs in the Star Trek universe.
• Borg Assimilator a roller coaster at Carowinds
• Borg — an automated player in the game Angband.
• A fictional race in Gotcha Force.

People known by the family name Borg include:

• Anders Borg — a Swedish politician
• Anita Borg — a historical computer scientist.
• Björn Borg — a Swedish tennis player
• Joe Borg — a Maltese politician
• Oscar Borg — a Norwegian composer
• Marcus Borg — a religious scholar
• Richard Borg designer of games such as Memoir '44
• Gerard James Borg, a Maltese songwriter

Companies and products named Borg:

• Borg Warner automotive supply company.
• Borg — a synthetic cloth or fabric made by the Borg textile corporation of Georgia

Other uses of Borg:

• Borg — A term used in the internet browsergame Travian. Borg is used as a label of a merciless and complete kamikaze effort to kill troops in an attack. Named after the 187 player "BORG", for repeated occurrences of this strategy, and is now given as a badge of honour to those that follow him.
• Borg — "Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium" - Austrian name for state-run high schools focussed on technical education.
• Lawrence Springborg - Australian politician also know as "The Borg".
• Borg scale - in sports science, a measurement of perceived exertion
• Borg — a common Maltese family name.

[edit] See also

• Bourg