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Dæghrefn – a Frankish warrior killed by Beowulf. 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.
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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
The 9th c. Rök runestone lists names of Germanic heroes and events, but the significance of most of them is nowadays lost. The figures in the lists below are listed either by the name of their article on Wikipedia or, if there is no article, according to the name by which they are most commonly attested.
In Beowulf, Háma is said to have stolen it from Ermanaric. It is given to Beowulf by Wealhtheow, and Beowulf gives it to queen Hygd. Dainsleifr: Old Norse: Dáinsleifr: The name means "Dáin's legacy". [6] The name Dáinn itself means "the one who is dead". [7] The sword wielded by Högni in the never-ending Hjaðningavíg in the Poetic Edda ...
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.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... List of names of Freyr; N. List of dwarfs in Norse mythology; List of jötnar in Norse mythology; List of people, items and places ...
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]