POLITICIAN

Hrólfr Kraki

596 - 600

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Hrólfr Kraki (Old Norse: [ˈhroːlvz̠ ˈkrɑke]), Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage (early 6th century) was a semi-legendary Danish king who appears in both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition. Both traditions describe him as a Danish Scylding, the nephew of Hroðgar and the grandson of Healfdene. The consensus view is that Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian traditions describe the same people. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hrólfr Kraki has received more than 213,266 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hrólfr Kraki is the 7,880th most popular politician (down from 7,008th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hrólfr Kraki ranks 7,880 out of 19,576. Before him are Borisav Jović, Aben Humeya, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, Constance, Duchess of Brittany, George I of Georgia, and Octar. After him are Alexander of Tralles, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Ce Acatl Topiltzin, Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, and Bertha of Sulzbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 596, Hrólfr Kraki ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Kōtoku.  Among people deceased in 600, Hrólfr Kraki ranks 11. Before him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, and Bharavi. After him are David the Invincible, Vulca, Agathangelos, John the Lydian, Theodorus Lector, and Hesychius of Miletus.

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