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Characters From The Book
Beowulf~ son of Edgetho, Higlac's nephew, King of the Geats later in the book Brecca~ chief of a tribe known as the Brondings, young companion of Beowulf, his father is Bonstan. Dragon~a fire breathing beast that is killed by Beowulf and Wiglaf Edgetho~ beowulf’s Father, a notable warrior, Married to Hrethel’s one daughter Franks~ a west German people Geats~ a people of southern Sweden Grendel~ a man-eating monster, who terrorizes the Danes until he is killed by Beowulf, Grendel lives with his mother, who is also a monster, at the bottom of a lake infested with other monsters, descended from Cain Healfdane~ a Danish king, Beo’s son, father of Hergar, Hrothgar, Halga, and Urs Hermod~ an archetypal but partly historical Danish king, a great military prowess Herot~ the lofty battle hall built by King Hrothgar, to celebrate his victories, house his growing band of followers, and perhaps to perpetuate his fame Hondshew~ a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s companions on the journey to King hrothgar;s court. Is killed and eaten by Grendel, on the evening when the Geats instead of the Danes lay sleeping in the Herot Hrothgar~ a Danish King, second son of Healfdane, builder of Herot, and beneficiary of Beowulf’s courage Hrunting~ Unferth’s ancient sword Nagling~ Beowulf’s sword Shild~ a Danish king, Beo’s father, Healfdane’s grandfather, and Hrothgar’s great-grandfather Thrith~ Offa’s wife and a type of haughty, violent young woman Unferth~ one of Hrothgar’s courtiers, skillful with words, and also a man of considerable reputation as a warior, his father is Ecglaf Welthow~ Hrothgar’s queen, and the mother of his young sons, Hrethric and Hrothmund Wiglaf~ a Geat warrior, more or less related to Beowulf, father is Wexstan Wulfgar~ Hrothgar’s herald