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Thorulf or Torulf (fl. mid-11th century) was medieval prelate a Bishop of Orkney. Although probably a native Scandinavian he is known only from the account of the German writer Adam of Bremen. Adam reported that he was appointed bishop by Adalbert Archbishop of Hamburg the first Orcadian appointee under Hamburg overlordship. Thorulf’s period of appointment coincided with the reign of Earl Thorfinn Sigurdsson alleged builder of the Birsay church and founder of the bishopric of Orkney.