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  2. List of Beowulf characters - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Category:Characters in Beowulf - Wikipedia

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  4. List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E - Wikipedia

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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

  5. Beowulf - Wikipedia

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    An elaborate history of characters and their lineages is spoken of, as well as their interactions with each other, debts owed and repaid, and deeds of valour. The warriors form a brotherhood linked by loyalty to their lord. The poem begins and ends with funerals: at the beginning of the poem for Scyld Scefing [20] and at the end for Beowulf. [21]

  6. Beowulf and Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Wiglaf - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Wealhtheow - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic ...

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    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 ...