Wulfgar, Wolfgar and Wolfger are variants of an
Old High German
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There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...
masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
meaning "wolf-spear".
[Beate Varnhorn, ''Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen'' (Bertelsmann, 2008), p. 309.] They may refer to:
Historical
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Wolfgar (bishop of Würzburg), a 9th-century bishop
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Wolfger von Erla
Wolfger von Erla, known in Italian as Volchero (c. 1140 – 23 January 1218), was the Bishop of Passau from 1191 until 1204 and Patriarch of Aquileia thereafter until his death.
He was renowned in his own time as a diplomat and peacemaker. He part ...
, a 12th-century bishop
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Wulfgar of Abingdon
Wulfgar, Abbot of Abingdon was appointed Abbot of Abingdon in 990 AD and died in 1016. (Kelly 2000) An advisor of Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred II ( ang, Æþelræd, ;Different spellings of this king’s name most commonly found in mod ...
, a 10th-century abbot
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Wulfgar of Lichfield
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Wulfgar (died ) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.
Wulfgar was consecrated between 935 and 941 and died between 946 and 949.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218 He is known to history from William of Malmesbury
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, a mid 10th century bishop
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Wolfger of Prüfening Wolfger of Prüfening (c. 1100 – c. 1173) was a German Benedictine monk and writer. He is nowadays usually identified with the so-called Anonymous of Melk (''Anonymus Mellicensis'').
Born around 1100, Wolfger joined th ...
, a 12th-century monk and historian
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Wulfgar of Ramsbury Wulfgar, Wolfgar and Wolfger are variants of an Old High German masculine given name meaning "wolf-spear".Beate Varnhorn, ''Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen'' (Bertelsmann, 2008), p. 309. They may refer to:
Historical
*Wolfgar (bishop of Würzburg ...
, a medieval bishop
Fictional
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Wulfgar (Forgotten Realms), one of the Companions of the Hall from the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy''
*Wulfgar, the herald of Hroðgar, a
character in ''Beowulf''
*Wulfgar, the villain in the 1981 Sylvester Stallone film ''
Nighthawks''
*Wulfgar, one of the Greybeards in ''
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim''
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