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Beowulf Characters
Part I
Odin Scyld Scefing
God of the Danes Sent from Odin to be king of the Danes
Onela Healfdene
Scyld Scefing’s grandsonKing of the Swedes
Hrothgar Heorogar
Healfdene’s son(Scyld Scefing’s great
grandson)Becomes king of the Danes
Healfdene’s son(Scyld Scefing’s great
grandson)
Halga
• Cannot locate a picture of Halga• He is the brother of Hrothgar and Heorogar• Great grandson of Scyld Scefing
Heorot
This is a PLACE not a personKing Hrothgar built this hall.
Grendel Wealhtheow
The first monster Beowulf encounters
Hrothgar’s wifeQueen of the Danes
Unferth Ecglaf
A Dane, but not a warrior
An evil character
Unferth’s father
Hygelac Beowulf
King of the Geats(Beowulf’s uncle and
his king)A Geat warrior
Comes to the land of the Danes to fight Grendel
Prince Sigemund Fitela
A prince. Huge and very strong. Popular because
he uses his strength for good.
Sigemund’s nephew. Small, timorous & shy. He and
Sigemund work together to defeat the dragon.
Beowulf CharactersPart II
Grendel’s Mother Aeschere
The name says it all…Hrothgar’s best friend
and most trusted advisor
Beowulf Characters
Part III
Queen Hygd Hardred
Wife of King HygelacSon of King Hygelac.
Becomes king as a baby when King Hygelac is killed.
Ohthere Onela
Father of Eanmund and Eadgils
King of the Swedes
Eanmund & EadgilsSwedes. 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.
Weohstan Wiglaf
Wiglaf’s father Loyal to Beowulf. Young, has not been
in any battles. He fights the firedrake
with Beowulf.