Hrothgar embraces him and weeps that they will not meet again (because Hroðgar is a very old man). This is Hrothgar's last appearance in the poem. When... 35 KB (4,825 words) - 15:21, 3 December 2023 |
and on his relationship with Halga, Hroðgar's brother. In Beowulf and Widsith, it is never explained how Hroðgar and Hroðulf are uncle and nephew. The... 39 KB (5,097 words) - 23:03, 28 November 2023 |
of Hroðgar. Hroðgar – king of the Danes; married to Wealhþeow. Also prominent in Norse tradition. Hroðulf (also known as Hrólfr Kraki) – Hroðgar's nephew... 12 KB (1,511 words) - 18:41, 6 December 2023 |
that survive tell of Ingeld as an enemy of Hroðgar, Halga and Hroðulf. The conflict between the Scyldings Hroðgar and Hroðulf on one side, and the Heaðobards... 10 KB (1,192 words) - 05:31, 26 December 2023 |
his king Hygelac, he mentions that Hroðgar had a daughter, Freawaru. Since Froda had been killed by the Danes, Hroðgar sent Freawaru to marry Ingeld, in... 4 KB (353 words) - 14:22, 4 May 2024 |
traditions, he was a Scylding, the son of Healfdene and the brother of Hroðgar. In Beowulf, his relationship to Hroðulf is not explained, but if he was... 15 KB (2,037 words) - 01:08, 6 January 2024 |
mentioned in Widsith, and according to Widsith one of their lords was Helm. Hroðgar married Wealhþeow, a Helming lady, who thus likely belonged to the Wulfings... 3 KB (473 words) - 02:05, 21 December 2023 |
Scandinavian sources. This concerns not only individuals (e.g., Healfdene, Hroðgar, Halga, Hroðulf, Eadgils and Ohthere), but also clans (e.g., Scyldings... 96 KB (10,900 words) - 13:00, 11 May 2024 |
Ecgþeow was banished and had to seek refuge with the Danes. The Danish king Hroðgar paid the weregild and the matter was settled. "Lexikon över Urnordiska... 937 bytes (94 words) - 11:50, 22 January 2022 |
help King Hroðgar of the Danes in his fight against the monster Grendel. Because Grendel hates music and noise, he frequently attacks Hroðgar's mead hall... 22 KB (2,313 words) - 14:25, 12 May 2024 |
Kraki appears as Hroðulf, his father Helgi as Halga, his uncle Hróarr as Hroðgar, his grandfather Halfdan as Healfdene and their clan, the Skjöldungs, as... 10 KB (1,398 words) - 10:19, 4 November 2023 |
(Hroðgar). Even though Hrólfr Kraki was made their guardian, their mother could have easily fled back to her Wuffing kin, as the male line of Hroðgar seemed... 2 KB (341 words) - 13:51, 23 January 2017 |
Healfdene, son of Beowa Heorogar, son of Healfdene Hroðgar, son of Healfdene Hroðulf, probably the son of Hroðgar's brother Halga The kings in the poem Gróttasöngr... 15 KB (1,660 words) - 13:26, 8 February 2024 |
19): According to Hversu Noregr byggdist, a Valdar was the son of Roar (Hroðgar) of the house of Skjöldung (Scylding). This source makes Valdar the father... 3 KB (322 words) - 06:21, 17 May 2022 |
of Ing") is used in Beowulf (1319), where it refers to the Danish king Hroðgar. Lindow, John. 2002. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals... 1 KB (136 words) - 07:14, 13 December 2023 |
as "the foremost of halls under heaven". It served as a palace for King Hroðgar, a legendary Danish king of the sixth century. (Anglo-Saxon mythology)... 189 KB (25,780 words) - 02:55, 15 May 2024 |
his grandfather as Valdar and his great-grandfather as Hróarr (i.e. the Hroðgar of Beowulf). Ynglingasaga, authored by Snorri Sturluson in c. 1230, relates... 4 KB (509 words) - 13:32, 26 February 2024 |
to the two kings who succeeded him in the rule of Denmark, kings named Hroðgar and Halga in the Old English poem Beowulf and named Hróar and Helgi in... 9 KB (1,111 words) - 19:21, 19 November 2023 |
Hild). Hervor's husband was Harald the Old, son of Valdar, son of Roar (Hroðgar) of the house of Skjöldung (Scylding). While Guðröðr married Åsa, daughter... 12 KB (1,365 words) - 17:22, 22 January 2024 |
Freawaru, introduced in l. 2020 of the poem Beowulf, is the daughter of King Hroðgar and Queen Wealhþeow. Freawaru is a freoðuwebbe or peace-weaver (an important... 2 KB (314 words) - 06:16, 26 December 2023 |
delivered from a curse by a young man named Illugi. A fourth Signy was Hroðgar's sister in Skjöldunga saga and Hrólfs saga kraka. She is unnamed in Beowulf... 5 KB (606 words) - 20:19, 31 March 2024 |