Beowulf: Character List
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tsh4oklahomast on April 27, 2011
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Beowulf: Character List
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Naegling | sword that fails Beowulf when he faces the dragon |
| Unferth | envious Dane who taunts Beowulf |
| Hygelac | uncle to Beowulf and king of the Geats |
| Ecgtheow | Hrothgar pays his wergild (man-price) |
| Wiglaf | only loyal Thane to Beowulf |
| Waegmundings | Wiglaf and Beowulf were the last survivors of this clan |
| Heorot | Danish Mead Hall attacked by Grendel |
| Grendel | monster from the line of Cain |
| Grendel's Mother | attacks the Danes out of vengence |
| Wealtheow | Hrothgar's wife |
| Dragon | treasure-hoarder |
| Hrunting | sword that fails Beowulf when he faces Grendel's mother |
| Jutes | bard sings of the Danish conquest over this tribe |
| Ongentheow | king of the Swedes, killed in their feud with the Geats |
| Beowulf | the hero whom "the cutting edge on iron" never helped in battle |
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