"Beowulf" and Other Old English Poems

APPENDIX B: Genealogies in Beowulf

APPENDIX B Genealogies in Beowulf The major genealogies for Danes, Swedes, Geats, and Half-Danes and Frisians are given here. Men are in roman type; women in italics. I give some indication of the various feuds at work by indicating the following : eb⳱exiled by; k⳱killed (usually followed by the victim); kb⳱killed by (followed by the perpetrator); de⳱died early. A full description of the various feuds and wars is in the preceding section. DANES Scyld Sceafing SWEDES Ongentheow k Hæthcyn who captured his wife kb Eofor Hrothgar=Wealhtheow Freawaru=Ingeld Heathobard Hrethric ?eb/kb Hrothulf Heoroweard k Hrothulf to take throne Hrothmund ?eb/kb Hrothulf Hrothulf ?k Hrethric & Hrothmund kb Heoroweard ?Yrse=Onela k Heardred kb Eadgils Ohthere (older brother?) Eanmund kb Weohstan Eadgils k Onela assumes throne w/Beowulf’s help GENEALOGICAL TABLE 1 THE DANES AND SWEDES Beow Healfdene Halga de Heorogar ?de GENEALOGICAL TABLE 2 THE GEATS, HALF-DANES, AND FRISIANS GEATS HALF-DANES AND FRISIANS HALF-DANES FRISIANS Hygelac=Hygd k in Frisian wars Finn k at Finnsburg Hrethel dies of grief at death of Herebeald Herebeald kb Hæthcyn (accident) Hæthcyn k Herebeald kb Ongentheow Daughter=Ecgtheow Daughter=Eofor k Ongentheow Heardred kb Onela Beowulf kb dragon Hoc Folcwalda Son k at Finnsburg Hnaef k at Finnsburg replaced by Hengest Hildeburh = ...