Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-23980652-20131210211411/@comment-14027812-20131211022150

Rorik seems to be a family name. I questioned myself about this when i realized the village was older than the man who supposedly lended his name to it. As to the original question, no i don't think so, Whiterun iscthe richest of the Holds, no reason to the separation. Besides, the village would have to become way bigger in order to become a capital, in addition to the fact that the current capitals are Skyrim's oldest cities.