Characters in Beowulf - Grendel, Hygelac, Scyld, Offa of Angel, Hroogar, Eadgils, Hrolfr Kraki, Grendel's Mother, Unfero, Halga (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Grendel, Hygelac, Scyld, Offa of Angel, Hroogar, Eadgils, Hrolfr Kraki, Grendel's mother, Unfero, Halga, List of artistic depictions of Grendel, List of artistic depictions of Grendel's mother, Ongentheow, Ingeld, Wealh eow, Ohthere, Beowulf, Halfdan, Modthryth, Onela, Hundings, Heoroweard, Wulfing, Scylding, Weohstan, Wiglaf, Frooi, Swerting, Breca the Bronding, Ecg eow, Hygd, Freawaru, Hreoric and Hroomund, Finn, Heorogar, Hnaef, Hrethel, Heardred, Eanmund, Hae cyn, Hildeburh, Eofor, Heaoolaf, Herebeald, AEschere. Excerpt: Hroogar, King Hro gar, "Hrothgar," Hroarr, Hroar', Roar, Roas or Ro was a legendary Danish king, living in the early 6th century. A Danish king Hroogar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics Beowulf and Widsith, and also in Norse sagas, Norse poems, and medieval Danish chronicles. In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hroogar is a Scylding, the son of Healfdene, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hrooulf. Moreover, in both traditions, the mentioned characters were the contemporaries of the Swedish king Eadgils; and both traditions also mention a feud with men named Froda and Ingeld. The consensus view is that Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian traditions describe the same person. Hroogar, Healfdene, and other names used above are Anglo-Saxon forms. In non-Anglo-Saxon sources, the names of all these characters appear in more or less corresponding Old Icelandic, Old Danish, or Latinized versions. Hroogar's name would in Proto-Norse have been *Hr igaizaz (famous spear, i.e. Roger). It should be noted, however, that the corresponding Old Norse name Hroarr and its variations are not derived from *Hr igaizaz, but from the very close names *Hr iwarjaz (famous defender) or *Hr iharjaz (famous warrior). However, these two names which resulted in Hroarr in Scandinavia, did not have any corresponding An