Roderick
Hrōþirīk(i)az is a reconstructed Germanic name, the derived forms of which are used for a number of people in legend and history. It means "famous ruler", and appears in Old German as Hrodric, in Old English language as Hrēðrīc and Hroðricus, in Old East Norse as Rørik and Old West Norse as Hrœrekr. In the Primary chronicle, it appears as Template:Lang-ru, i.e. Rurik.
People having the name:
- Rurik, legendary Varangian in what is today Russia.
- Hrærekr slöngvanbaugi (Rørik Slængeborræ or Rørik Slyngebond), mythological king in what is today Denmark.
- Hreðric, king Hroðgar's son in Beowulf, who has various conterparts in Norse mythology.
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