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Beowulf Characters
12 Honors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scyld Shefing | one of the first great kings of the Danes |
| Scyld Shefing | great-grandfather of Hrothgar |
| Hrothgar | King of the Danes at the time of Grendel’s attacks |
| Hrothgar | he builds Herot as a tribute to his people and reign |
| Beow | son of Scyld Shefing and a strong king in his own right |
| Herot (Heorot) | the mead hall that Hrothgar builds |
| Grendel | the man-monster |
| Grendel | descendent of Cain |
| Beowulf | thane of King Hygelac |
| Beowulf | becomes King of the Geats |
| Beowulf | the poem tells of his exploits over 50 years |
| Wulfgar | faithful watchman of the Danes |
| Wulfgar | first to greet Beowulf to the land of the Danes |
| Ecgtheow | Beowulf’s father |
| Unferth | thane of Hrothgar’s who taunts Beowulf |
| Unferth | his name means “discord” |
| Wealhtheow | Hrothgar’s queen |
| Heremod | an ancient Danish king who went from being a good king to a ruthlessly evil king |
| Heremod | Hrothgar uses him as an example of bad kingship for Beowulf |
| Hrothulf | Hrothgar’s younger brother |
| Hrothulf | Wealhtheow calls on him to protect her sons should there be a need |
| Grendel’s Mother | Grendel's mother |
| Aeschere | one of Hrothgar’s thanes whom Grendel’s Mother kills |
| Aeschere | he is Hrothgar’s best friend |
| Hrunting | a sword given to Beowulf by Unferth to use against Grendel’s Mother |
| Hygelac | Beowulf’s uncle |
| Hygelac | King of the Geats |
| Hygelac | gives Beowulf half his kingdom |
| Freawaru | the daughter of Hrothgar who is unmentioned until Beowulf tells Hygelac about her |
| Freawaru | Beowulf believes her marriage to a Heathobard prince will do more harm than good for the Danes |
| The Dragon | the third and last monster Beowulf must defeat |
| Naegling | Beowulf won this sword in a fight between the Geats and the Frisians |
| Wiglaf | Beowulf’s kinsman through Ecgtheow’s family |
| Wiglaf | the only thane of Beowulf that stays with him during the battle with the dragon |
| Sigemund | an ancient Germanic hero whose story is recounted after the fight with Grendel. |
| Sigemund | known as the great dragon slayer |
| Hildeburh | her story is recounted during the second feast for Beowulf at Herot. |
| Hildeburh | she is an ancient Danish princess who was married into the Frisian royalty |
| Hildeburh | her brother and her son were both killed in a war with the Frisians at Finnesburh |
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