page_title: Thorolf Kveldulfsson
section_title: Service Under Harald-Fairhair
hierarchical_section_title: Thorolf Kveldulfsson / Life / Service Under Harald-Fairhair
caption_attribution_description: Halogaland
context_page_description: Thorolf Kveldulfsson was the oldest son of Kveldulf Bjalfasson and brother of the Norwegian/Icelandic goði and skald Skalla-Grimr. His ancestor Hallbjorn was nicknamed "halftroll", possibly indicating Norwegian-Sami ancestry.
  He served as a retainer of Harald I of Norway. Thorolf is a hero of the early part of Egils saga.
context_section_description: Upon conquering Fjordane, Harald demanded the service of all landowners in the province. Against his better judgement and despite a premonition that Harald would not bring good fortune to his family, Kvedulf sent Thorolf to join Olvir in the King's service. Olvir had dropped out of viking raiding, and had become the king's court poet. As a retainer of Harald, he fights on the latter's own ship at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After Harald's conquest of Norway Thorolf becomes his governor (lendmann or lendr maðr) over the northern region of Norway and is responsible for collecting tribute from the Sami to the north (finneskatt). In this capacity he took part in an expedition by King Faravid of Kvenland against the Karelians.
caption: Halogaland. Torgar and Sandnes became Thorolf's estates.
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