Beowulf Characters

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Beowulf Characters

• Part I

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Odin Scyld Scefing
Sent from Odin to be king of the Danes
God of the Danes
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Onela Healfdene
Scyld Scefings grandson
King of the Swedes
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Hrothgar Heorogar
Healfdenes son (Scyld Scefings great grandson)
Healfdenes son (Scyld Scefings great
grandson) Becomes king of the Danes
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Halga

• Cannot locate a picture of Halga
• He is the brother of Hrothgar and Heorogar
• Great grandson of Scyld Scefing

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Heorot
This is a PLACE not a person King Hrothgar built
this hall.
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Grendel Wealhtheow
Hrothgars wife Queen of the Danes
The first monster Beowulf encounters
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Unferth Ecglaf
A Dane, but not a warrior An evil character
Unferths father
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Hygelac Beowulf
King of the Geats (Beowulfs uncle and his king)
A Geat warrior Comes to the land of the Danes to
fight Grendel
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Prince Sigemund Fitela
Sigemunds nephew. Small, timorous shy. He
and Sigemund work together to defeat the dragon.
A prince. Huge and very strong. Popular because
he uses his strength for good.
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Beowulf Characters

• Part II

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Grendels Mother Aeschere
Hrothgars best friend and most trusted advisor
The name says it all
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Beowulf Characters

• Part III

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Queen Hygd Hardred
Son of King Hygelac. Becomes king as a baby when
King Hygelac is killed.
Wife of King Hygelac
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Ohthere Onela
Father of Eanmund and Eadgils
King of the Swedes
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Eanmund Eadgils
Swedes. Had a fight with their dad (Ohthere) and
rebelled against their uncle King Onela and got
kicked out of Sweden. Hardred gave them asylum
in the land of the Geats.
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Weohstan Wiglaf
Wiglafs father
Loyal to Beowulf. Young, has not been in any
battles. He fights the firedrake with Beowulf.