Thorolf
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Thorolf is an Old Norse
personal masculine name. It means "Thor
's wolf."
Some of the more noteworthy holders of the name include:
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
personal masculine name. It means "Thor
Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing, and fertility...
's wolf."
Some of the more noteworthy holders of the name include:
- Thorolf KveldulfssonThorolf KveldulfssonThorolf Kveldulfsson was the oldest son of Kveldulf Bjalfasson and the brother of the Norwegian/Icelandic goði and skald Skalla-Grimr. Thorolf is a hero of the early part of Egils saga. According to that work, he served as a retainer of Harald I of Norway and fought on the latter's own ship at the...
, 9th century Norwegian hersirHersirA hersir was a local military commander of a hundred and owed allegiance to a jarl or king. They were also aspiring landowners, and, like the middle class in many feudal societies, supported the kings in their centralization of power. The hersir was often equipped with a conical helmet and a short...
and vikingVikingThe term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
. - Thorolf SkallagrimssonThorolf SkallagrimssonThorolf is a Icelandic character in Egils saga. He is brother of Egill Skallagrímsson, oldest son of Skalla-Grímr and Bera and gets his tall good looks after his uncle Thorolf Kveldulfsson who he was named after....
, IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic Viking and nephew of the former.