Rósfríður Surány
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| Birth name | Rósfríður Aðalgeirsson Surány Grófnő de Ísafgarás et Tálknajarhverfi |
| Nickname(s) | Athena's Daughter, Ms. Escape |
| Born | 16 April 1911 Eyrarbyggð, County of Ísafgarás-Tálknajarhverfi, Aurucolia |
| Died | 12 July 2018 (aged 107) Garðavogur, County of Ísafgarás-Tálknajarhverfi, Aurucolia |
| Allegiance |  Aurucolia |
| Branch |  Aurucolian Army |
| Years of service | 1932 – 1975 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of the Carnatic |
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| Other work | Archaeologist |
Rósfríður Aðalgeirsson Surány Grófnő de Ísafgarás et Tálknajarhverfi (16 April 1911 – 12 July 2018) was a Aurucolian noblewoman and military officer who fought during the Second Europan War. She was a notable participant in the Aurucolian Campaign and the Southern Indiae & Pakistania Campaign, and is regarded as one of the Army of the Carnatic's most effective commanders in unconventional warfare alongside Rajmund Dobos and István Ármin Norbert Katona.
Rósfríður was born to Þórinn Surány and Annamária Surány, both archaeologists, and accompanied them on their excavations to Mesopotamia and Indiae in her youth, which fueled her taste for archaeology. Inspired by her father's military occupation, Rósfríður attended the Imperial Military Academy of St. Bendegúz the Noble and graduated as a second lieutenant. She would first be stationed in Indiae, then the Aurucolian enclave in Qatar where she participated in the Al Bashari Rebellion, then Aurucolia, where she would experience the outbreak of the Imperial Invasion of Aurucolia. Rósfríður would come to know Rajmund Dobos and István Katona during her service in the homeland, and quickly learned of the unconventional warfare tactics presented by Yukio Kushineda Jr. and applied them effectively during the Wolf Campaigns. Her last years of service during the Second Europan War was Southern Indiae, where she became more recognized for her efforts in liberating the Aurucolian colonial possessions in the area. She would be promoted to General and serve in the War of Lorican Aggression in the Ruzhite Theater, and retired at the conflict's end to become an archaeologist. She died in retirement at Garðavogur, on 12 July 2018, aged 107.
Rósfríður is known to be adventurous, which led her to get into trouble and insist on leading her men personally. From this, notable stories of her escapades emerged, such as her chases from the locals, the March to Al-Shahaniya during the aforementioned Rebellion, the Wolf Campaigns, and her operations within the Carnatic, Andhra, Mysore, and Travanacore. Subsequently, her character and escapades served as the inspiration for the Kolþerna Molnár adventure series; Rósfríður received the series with great reception, and quoted in a 1983 interview hilariously stating that "she's definitely a better adventurer than me. This also led her subordinate personnel to call her "Ms. Escape." Alongside, she is noted for her beauty, leading to her personnel to also bestow her the nickname "Athena's Daughter."