Need help on characters in Anonymouss Beowulf Check out our detailed character descriptions. From the creators of SparkNotes. Contents Introduction page ix A Note on Names by Alfred David page xxxi BEOWULF page 2 Family Trees page 217 Acknowledgements page 219. Beowulf Characters from Lit. Malwarebytes 2.0 Serials more. Saber Escribir Pdf Gratis'>Saber Escribir Pdf Gratis. Charts The creators of Spark. Notes. Minor Characters. Ecgtheow. Beowulfs father and the husband of King Hygelacs sister. Hrothgar once gave him sanctuary after Ecgtheow, a Geatish warrior, killed a warrior of the Wylfings. This history makes Beowulf loyal to Hrothgar. The king of the Geats, son of Hrethel, husband of Hygd, father of Heardred, and Beowulfs uncle. He is a good and generous king. The wife of Hygelac and the queen of the Geats. Like Wealhtheow of the Danes, Hygd is a good and generous queen. Hrethel. Hygelacs father, and one time king of the Geats. His life was made bitter when one of his sons Haethcyn accidentally killed the other Herebeald. Hygelac and Hygds son. After Hygelac dies, Beowulf supports Heardred as boy king of the Geats even though Beowulf could have taken the throne himself. A Geat who competed with Beowulf in a swimming contest as a youth. Wulfgar. Hrothgars herald. Technically he is a Wendel and not a Dane, but he serves Hrothgar the Danish king. Skate It Wii Iso Pal there. Beowulf in Hypertext includes the text in Old English and modern translation, with a glossary, notes on characters and historical context, and other materials the. Beowulf b e o w l f Old English beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving. Find the quotes you need in Anonymouss Beowulf, sortable by theme, character, or section. From the creators of SparkNotes. On translation technology, marketing and process efficiency, and sustainable relationships between language service providers and those who need them. Beowulf Pdf Translation' title='Beowulf Pdf Translation' />The Geat whom Grendel grabs and eats in Heorot before Beowulf fights the beast. A foundling, he became the first king in the Danish royal line. He is the father of Beow, and the great grandfather of Hrothgar. Healfdane. Hrothgars father, and the king of the Danes. The wife of King Hrothgar and queen of the Danes, the mother of Hrethic and Hrothmund. She is a good and generous queen. Hrethic. Hrothgars son and heir. Another son of Hrothgars. The nephew of Hrothgar, the son of Hrothgars brother. After Hrothgars death, Hrothulf betrays his cousin Hrethic, leading to the burning of Heorot by the Heatho Bards. Sometimes called Beowulf I or Beowulf the Dane, he ruled the Danes after his father Scyld Schefing. He is not the hero of Beowulf. An old Danish warrior and Hrothgars counselor. Aeschere is killed by Grendels mother. Beowulf Pdf Translation' title='Beowulf Pdf Translation' />The daughter of Hrothgar, and the future wife of Ingeld, the prince of the Heatho Bards. Her marriage is an unsuccessful attempt to create peace between the feuding Danes and the Heatho Bards. An example of a bad king. An early Danish king, he was once great but was moved by pride to suppress and kill his own people. An example of a bad queen. Beowulf Pdf Translation' title='Beowulf Pdf Translation' />In her youth she caused people to be killed merely for looking at her. She is said to have improved, becoming generous, after her marriage to the king of the Angles. In the story of the Fight at Finnsburg, Finn is a Frisian king who marries the Danish princess Hildeburh, but then battles and kills Hildeburhs brother, Hnaef. In the story of the Fight at Finnsburg, the wife of the Frisian King Finn and sister of the Danish King Hnaef. When these two kings fight, shes caught in the middle, and both her brother and son are killed. The king of the Danes in the story of the Fight at Finnsburg. Hildeburh is his sister. The worlds only Welsh cultural Centre outside of Wales. The Dane who becomes king after Hnaef is killed fighting the Frisians in the Fight at Finnsburg. A legendary warrior who killed a dragon. The Old Testament of the Bible, in the Book of Genesis, tells the story of how Cain killed his brother Abel. Cain was marked by God, so others would know him and cast him out of society. The giants, Grendel and Grendels Mother, are descended from Cain. Grendels Mother. A female version of Grendel, she is also descended from Cain. Grendels mother attacks the Danes in revenge for the death of her son, but is also eventually killed by Beowulf.