Title: Beowulf Characters
1Beowulf Characters
2Odin Scyld Scefing
Sent from Odin to be king of the Danes
God of the Danes
3Onela Healfdene
Scyld Scefings grandson
King of the Swedes
4Hrothgar Heorogar
Healfdenes son (Scyld Scefings great grandson)
Healfdenes son (Scyld Scefings great
grandson) Becomes king of the Danes
5Halga
- Cannot locate a picture of Halga
- He is the brother of Hrothgar and Heorogar
- Great grandson of Scyld Scefing
6Heorot
This is a PLACE not a person King Hrothgar built
this hall.
7Grendel Wealhtheow
Hrothgars wife Queen of the Danes
The first monster Beowulf encounters
8Unferth Ecglaf
A Dane, but not a warrior An evil character
Unferths father
9Hygelac Beowulf
King of the Geats (Beowulfs uncle and his king)
A Geat warrior Comes to the land of the Danes to
fight Grendel
10 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.
11Beowulf Characters
12 Grendels Mother Aeschere
Hrothgars best friend and most trusted advisor
The name says it all
13Beowulf Characters
14 Queen Hygd Hardred
Son of King Hygelac. Becomes king as a baby when
King Hygelac is killed.
Wife of King Hygelac
15 Ohthere Onela
Father of Eanmund and Eadgils
King of the Swedes
16 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.
17 Weohstan Wiglaf
Wiglafs father
Loyal to Beowulf. Young, has not been in any
battles. He fights the firedrake with Beowulf.