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Roald is a village in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island Vigra. Roald is about north of the city centre of Ålesund, connected via two undersea tunnels which opened in 1987 (and will be going through extensive upgrades starting in 2008). Ålesund Airport, Vigra is south of the village of Roald. Vigra Church is located a short distance south of Roald.

The village of Roald has a population (2013) of 808, giving the village a population density of .

The village of Roald was the administrative centre of the old Roald Municipality that existed from 1890 until 1964. The former municipality was later renamed Vigra Municipality. Since 1964, it has been a part of Giske Municipality.

Roald (Løgmaður)

Roald was, around the year 1450, Lawman (or Lawspeaker) of the Faroe Islands.

Little is known about Roald, apart from that he had a farm in Dalur, and that he probably originated from Shetland.

In G.V.C. Young's textbook, Færøerne – fra vikingetiden til reformationen, Roald is not named. However, in the Lagting's official list of First Ministers, he is included.

Roald (name)

Roald is a Norwegian given name. Persons named Roald include:

  • Roald Aas (1928–2012), Norwegian Olympic speed skater and bicycle racer
  • Roald Als (born 1948), Danish political cartoonist
  • Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), Norwegian polar explorer
  • Roald Amundsen (footballer) (1913–1985), Norwegian professional footballer
  • Roald Åsmund Bye (1928–2003), Norwegian politician
  • Roald Bradstock (born 1962), English Olympic javelin thrower
  • Roald Dahl (1916–1990), British author and poet
  • Roald Dysthe (born 1903, died unknown), Norwegian businessman and acquitted Nazi collaborator
  • Roald G. Bergsaker (born 1942), Norwegian sports official and politician
  • Roald H. Fryxell (1934–1974), American geologist and archaeologist
  • Roald Halvorsen (1914–2010), Norwegian typographer, Communist Party politician, and WWII resistance member
  • Roald Hoffmann (born 1937), American theoretical chemist
  • Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian professional footballer
  • Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian Olympic speed skater
  • Roald (Løgmaður) (fl. 1450), First Minister of the Faroe Islands
  • Roald Øyen (born 1940), Norwegian television personality and host
  • Roald Poulsen (born 1950), Danish football manager
  • Roald Sagdeev (born 1932), Russian physicist
  • Roald Storsletten (1915–1991), Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor
  • Roald van Hout (born 1988), Netherlands professional footballer
  • Roald van Noort (born 1960), Netherlands Olympic water polo player
Surname:
  • Arnfinn Severin Roald (1914–1983), Norwegian politician