Rolf Octopus
Rolf Krake , Hrólfr Kraki, Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage was a historically unsecured king of the early Danish period (early 6th century ). The nickname of Hrólfr, Kraki , comes from the Danish. krage (= a branched tree trunk used as a ladder), an allusion to its sturdy shape.
Literary figure
Rolf Krake is a protagonist in Icelandic and Danish heroic sagas of the 12th and 13th centuries, he also appears in Beowulf , in Widsith , Gesta Danorum des Saxo Grammaticus, the Skáldskaparmál des Snorri Sturluson , Chronicon Lethrense (Chronicle of Lejre / Leire) a short one Danish work written in Latin from the 12th century, the Rolf Krake Sage, the Skjöldunga Sage, the Ynglinga Sage and the Gautreks Sage.
Web links
Wikisource: Skáldskaparmál - Hrolf Kraki - Sources and full texts
- Meyer's Lexicon (archive version) ( Memento from December 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- About the origin of the name Rolf Krake
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rolf Octopus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hrólfr Kraki; Hroðulf; Rolfo; Roluo; Rolf Krage |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish king, historically not certain |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century |