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The Dragon – beast (Old English: wyrm) that ravages Beowulf's kingdom and which Beowulf must slay at the end of the poem. It is the cause of Beowulf's death. Eadgils – a Swedish king also mentioned extensively in the Norse sagas. Eanmund – a Swedish prince, and the brother of Eadgils. Ecglaf – Unferð's father. Ecgþeow – Beowulf's ...
Beowulf is generally considered to be based on historic people and events. [61] [62] For the first element Ecg-, see Ecgþeow, below. The second element is *-laibaz which means "descendant" or "heir". [94] He is the father of Unferth (Beowulf, line 499). [95] Beowulf: Ecgþeow: Old English: Ecgþēow
This list may not reflect recent changes. List of Beowulf characters; A. Æschere; B. Beowulf (hero) Breca the Bronding; D. The dragon (Beowulf) E. Eadgils; Eanmund;
The Heaðobards are sworn enemies of the Danes, [152] who are mentioned in Beowulf and Widsith. A Germanic people who were possibly a remnant of the Langobards. [153] The name is from PGmc *χaþuz ("war") [154] and *barđaz ("beard"). [155] In Beowulf, Hróðgar's daughter Freawaru will marry their king Ingeld to bring peace between the tribes ...
Beowulf is an epic poem in Old English, telling the story of its eponymous pagan hero.He becomes King of the Geats after ridding Heorot, the hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, of the monster Grendel, [a] who was ravaging the land; he dies saving his people from a dragon.
When Beowulf damages his sword wounding the dragon and is burned by the dragon's fire, [B 5] Wiglaf is the only man of Beowulf's band to overcome his fear of the dragon. [B 6] He rebukes the other thanes [B 7] and goes to Beowulf's aid [B 8] crying words of encouragement. [B 9] Wiglaf does not retreat, though his shield is consumed by fire.
The Wulfings, Wylfings or Ylfings [Note 1] (the name means the "wolf clan") was a powerful clan in Beowulf, Widsith and in the Norse sagas. While the poet of Beowulf does not locate the Wulfings geographically, Scandinavian sources define the Ylfings (the Old Norse form of the name) as the ruling clan of the Eastern Geats. [1]
The name Wealhtheow is unique to Beowulf.Like most Old English names, the name Wealhtheow is transparently recognisable as a compound of two nouns drawn from everyday vocabulary, in this case wealh (which in early Old English meant "Roman, Celtic-speaker" but whose meaning changed during the Old English period to mean "Briton", then "enslaved Briton", and then "slave") and þēow (whose ...