Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf , itself a contraction of Hrodwulf ( Rudolf ), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr . An alternative but less common variation of Rolf in Norway is Rolv .
6-465: Rolfsen is a surname derived from a masculine given name Rolf . Notable people with the surname include: Alf Rolfsen , Norwegian painter and muralist Christian Lange Rolfsen , Norwegian politician and attorney Dale Rolfsen Erik Rolfsen Harald Rolfsen Jens Rolfsen Katie Rolfsen Nordahl Rolfsen Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
12-501: Is a first name or part of a double name or a longer name in Sweden, Norway , Germany , Finland and Denmark , and to a lesser extent in Iceland . In Europe , the name Rolf is most popular in Sweden where, as of 2012, there were 54,737 people with Rolf as their first name or part of a double or a longer name. At the same time there were 511 people in Sweden with Rolf as their last name. As
18-616: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Rolf The oldest evidence of the use of the name Rolf in Sweden is an inscription from the 11th century on a runestone in Forsheda, Småland. The name also appears twice in the Orkneyinga sagas , where a scion of the jarls of Orkney, Gånge-Rolf, is said to be identical to the Viking Rollo who captured Normandy in 911. This Saga of
24-446: The surname Rolfsen . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rolfsen&oldid=1037398359 " Categories : Surnames Norwegian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
30-623: The Norse begins with the abduction of Gói daughter by a certain Hrolf of Berg, (the Mountain). She is the daughter of Thorri, a Jotun of Gandvik, and sister of Gór and Nór. The latter is regarded as a first king and eponymous anchestor of Nórway. After a fierce duell (Holmgang) where none is able to overcome the other, Hrolf and Nór become friends; Góí apparently was abducted willingly and marries Hrolf. Nór marries Hedda, Hrolf's sister. Goi may be identical, or reflect
36-725: The story of the Jotunn and Åsynja Gefhjón who fools the Swedish King Gylfi of Uppsala, plowing the lands where the great lakes in Sweden are, making the island of Zealand (and some more of the Danish islands, but not Fyn) and establishes the high seat of the Scyldings at Lejre (Hliðarbru) the proposed main artificial island. Hroðulf of the Beowolf epic may be conferred as well as the Saga of Hrolf Kraki. Rolf
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