Beowulf
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Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th and the early 11th century, set in Denmark and Sweden. Commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxo...
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Grendel
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Onela
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Unferth
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Breca
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Wiglaf
a kinsman of Beowulf...
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Wealhtheow
Wealhtheow is a queen of the Danes in the Old English poem, Beowulf.Wealhtheow is of the Wulfing clan. She is married to Hrōðgār, the Danish king and is the mother of sons, Hreðric and Hroðmund, and a daughter Freawaru. The meaning of her name is disputed...
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Hrothgar
Hrothgar is portrayed in medieval sources as a Danish king living around the early sixth century CE.Hrothgar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics Beowulf and Widsith, in Norse sagas and poems, and in medieval Danish chronicles. In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandin...
