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Borg may refer to:

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[edit] Fiction

  • The Story of the Borg Family (1919), a film by Danish director Gunnar Sommerfelt, based on a novel by the Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson
  • Isak Borg, a character in the Ingmar Bergman film, Wild Strawberries (1957), played by Victor Sjöström.
  • Borg (Star Trek), a fictional collection of cyborgs in the Star Trek universe
  • Borg, an automated player in Angband
  • A fictional race in Gotcha Force
  • The Rifts role-playing game uses "Borg" or "'Borg" as shortened form of "cyborg"
  • In Emma Clayton's novel The Roar (2009), and its sequel The Whisper, borgs are various machines, from borg sentry turrets, vacuum-bots, and robot animals. They can also be used as substitutes for missing body parts, such as borg eyes.

[edit] Other

  • Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player who won 11 grand slam titles. A cutting-edge Swedish fashion label is also in his name.
  • Tor Borg, Finnish man that was interrogated by the Nazi-Germans on suspicion of insulting Hitler by training his dog to emulate the Nazi salute.
  • Anders Borg, Minister of Finance in the Swedish Government.
  • Jákup á Borg, A Faroese footballer.
  • Marcus Borg, An American Biblical scholar and author.
  • Oscar Borg, A Norwegian composer and conductor.
  • Borg scale, in sports science, a measurement of perceived exertion
  • Borg, a term used in Travian
  • Borg, "Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium", an Austrian name for state-run high schools focused on technical education
  • Borg Opening, a rare chess opening

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