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	Heardred - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beowulf, however, declares his trust in the young man and Heardred is proclaimed king.
		However, further north in Sweden (then restricted to Svealand), the Swedish king Ohthere dies and is succeeded by his younger brother Onela.
		Ohthere's sons Eadgils and Eanmund flee to the Geats and are received by Heardred.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heardred (168 words)

	Hygd - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Instead of securing the throne for her own offspring, she offers the throne to Beowulf as she considers her son Heardred to be too inexperienced to defend Geatland against the Swedes.
		Beowulf, however, talks in favour of young Heardred and convinces her to proclaim him king of the Geats instead.
		Heardred graciously offer them his protection, which leads to a Swedish invasion in which Heardred is slain.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Hygd (228 words)

	Beowulf (hero) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Heardred received two Swedish princes, Eadgils and Eanmund who reported that they had fled their uncle Onela who had usurped the Swedish throne.
		This led to a Swedish invasion in which Heardred was killed.
		Beowulf was proclaimed king and decided to avenge Heardred and to help Eadgils become king of Sweden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beowulf_(character) (771 words)

	Beowulf
		Heardred (killed by the Swedes) and a daughter (m.
		When Hygelac was killed by the Frisians, the throne was offered to Beowulf (Hygelac's nephew) who turned it down in order to support Heardred (Hygelac's son, who was considered young for the kingship).
		After Heardred's death, Beowulf took the throne and ruled for 50 years.
	spider.georgetowncollege.edu /english/allen/geats.htm (157 words)

	BeoCom13
		Hygelac falls in battle in Frisia (and is avenged by Beowulf).
		Heardred becomes a young man. In the territory of the Swedes, when Ongenþeow dies his son Oþela takes over.
		Onela attacks the Geats and Heardred is killed.
	www.unlv.edu /Faculty/jmstitt/Eng446/beocom13.html (139 words)

	After the Flood - Appendix 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During this raid, Hygelac was slain by Theodebert, the son of Theoderic, the Merovingian king of the Franks.
		In AD 532, diplomatic relations between the Geats and the Swedes were ruptured by Heardred's granting asylum to Onela of Sweden's rebellious nephews.
		Heardred was killed the following year by Onela's forces.
	www.creationism.org /books/CooperAfterFlood/CooperAFap09.htm (1459 words)

	Eanmund - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since, their uncle had usurped the throne and murdered their father, Eanmund and Eadgils sought refuge among the Geats.
		This caused Onela to attack the Geats, an attack which was also motivated by the fact that the Geatish king Heardred's father had killed Onela's grand-father Ongentheow.
		During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well.
	www.indopedia.org /Eanmund.html (249 words)

	Hygelac - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His sister is married to Ecgtheow and has the son Beowulf.
		Hygelac is married to Hygd and they have the son Heardred, and an unnamed daughter who married Eofor.
		When Hygelac's brother Haethcyn is fighting with the Swedes, Hygelac arrives one day too late at Ravenswood to save his brother, but manages to rescue the surviving Geatish warriors, who are besieged by the Swedish king Ongentheow.
	www.indopedia.org /Hygelac.html (284 words)

	IX: Geats and Swedes (lines 2400-2700)
		After the historical death of Hygelac, who was killed raiding in Friesland (1202ff, 2354ff, 2913ff), his widowed queen, uncertain that her own son Heardred can defend the land, offers the throne to Beowulf.
		And, indeed, Heardred is not able to defend “against the fierce aggression of the Shylfings: ruthless swordsmen, seasoned campaigners” (2204-2205).
		For this hospitality, Heardred is killed when Onela invades Geatland; later, it is revealed that Eanmund also has been killed (2610ff).
	www.ancientworlds.net /143555 (708 words)

	Death of Beowulf
		No sooner for this could the stricken ones in any wise move that atheling's mind over young Heardred's head as lord and ruler of all the realm to be: yet the hero upheld him with helpful words, aided in honor, till, older grown, he wielded the Weder-Geats.
		Onla, son of Ongentheow, who pursues his two nephews Eanmund and Eadgils to Heardred's court, where they have taken refuge after their unsuccessful rebellion.
		THE fall of his lord he was fain to requite in after days; and to Eadgils he proved friend to the friendless, and forces sent over the sea to the son of Ohtere, weapons and warriors: well repaid he those care-paths cold when the king he slew.
	m8y.org (3353 words)

	Beowulf: Historical Background
		Heardred, Hygelac’s son, becomes king of the Geats [with Beowulf acting as regent]
		Onela attacks the Geats and kills their young king Heardred; [Beowulf (by Onela’s permission?) becomes king of the Geats.] In the battle, Eanmund is killed by Weohstan, Onela’s champion.
		On his death, Onela usurped the throne and Eanmund and Eadgils fled to Heardred's court.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/eliot/722/Histback.htm (1122 words)

	All words on Onela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The oldest source for Onela is the Old English poem Beowulf which relates that Onela usurped the Swedish throne.
		Ohthere's sons Eadgils (Eadgils) and Eanmund fled to king Heardred of Geatland, the son of Hygelac who had killed their grandfather Ongentheow.
		Onela attacked the Geats and killed Heardred, while Onela's warrior Weohstan killed Eanmund.
	www.allwords.org /on/onela.html (614 words)

	impermanence
		It seems that all kings, whether good or bad, risk a change in the fortune and circumstances of their ruling.
		Heardred's "hospitality cost him a weapon-thrust and a wound to the life." This proves that when a man believes that he is doing well in the world it is often the time when his fortune will change adversely.
		In this instance, the dragon puts an abrupt stop to Beowulf's prosperity, and there is probably nothing Beowulf could have done to prevent this change.
	www.unlv.edu /faculty/jmstitt/Eng477/papers1/impermenence.html (1043 words)

	NovelGuide: Beowulf: Novel Summary: Line 2200-2396
		A dragon that guards buried treasure is angered when a slave, fleeing from his master, accidentally stumbles on his lair.
		Queen Hygd offered him the throne, since she had no faith in the ability of her son, Heardred, to defend the kingdom.
		He avenged the death of Heardred by forming an alliance with the Eadgils.
	www.novelguide.com /Beowulf/summaries/line2200-2396.html (527 words)

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		You could be expressive and creative in the arts, music, or drama and you have a great desire to help others.
		You feel and sense much that you do not fully understand, and you can be deeply influenced through the thoughts of others without realizing just how you are being affected.
		Although the name Heardred creates the urge to understand others, we emphasize that it causes an emotional intensity that is hard to control.
	www.kabalarians.com /male/heardred.htm (402 words)

	CliffsNotes::Beowulf:Book Summary and Study Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hygd Hygelac’s queen is a perfect hostess in the style of Wealhtheow and exemplifies propriety in royalty.
		Beowulf is loyal to her and her young son, Heardred, when Hygelac dies.
		Heardred Despite Beowulf’s support, the young king, son of Hygelac and Hygd, is killed in a feud.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-33,pageNum-6.html (497 words)

	Beowulf
		After Hygelac's death among the Frisians, Hygelac's son Heardred gets on Onela's bad side by harboring Eanmund and Eadgils, the sons of Ohthere.
		Beowulf avenges Heardred's death by killing Onela, but he brings peace by placing Eadgils on the Swedish throne.
		It is important to remember that the Swedes are also called the Shylfings.
	spider.georgetowncollege.edu /english/allen/swedes.htm (159 words)

	FeudsinBeowulf.html
		Hygelac's son, Heardred, succeeds his father to throne.
		These nephews, Eanmund and Eadgils are given refuge by Heardred, the Geatish king, as there is no love lost between the Geats (Beowulf's people) and the Swedes.
		Onela attacks and Eanmund and Heardred are killed.
	jade.ccccd.edu /Andrade/britlit/beowulf/FeudsinBeowulf.html (628 words)

	ravenswood.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Eanmund and his brother Eadgils, after an unsuccessful revolt, fled the kingdom and took refuge among the Geats (11.
		Onela, pursuing them, invaded the land of the Geats and killed Heardred, Hygelac's son and successor; he then withdrew to his own country, allowing Beowulf to succeed Heardred as king of the Geats (ll.
		Beowulf's freedom to initiate the later campaign which resulted in the death of Onela supports the latter alternative.
	courses.wcsu.edu /valkommen/ravenswood.html (527 words)

	Feuds in Beowulf
		He declines, however, remaining an agent for Hygelac's son Heardred.
		When Othere dies, his brother Onela seizes the throne (more family treachery!) Othere's two sons, Eanmund and Eadgils, have to flee to Geatland and the court of Heardred, where Beowulf is acting as regent.
		Heardred (king of the Geats) and Eanmund (rightful king of the Swedes) are both killed.
	virtual.park.uga.edu /~cdesmet/beofeud.htm (847 words)

	Genealogy: Beowulf and the Scyldings
		The reason why she wanted Beowulf to be king instead of her son Heardred, was because she fear an invasion from the Frisians and the Swedes, Geatland's neighbour; she believed that the kingdom's best hope of avoiding invasion was the enemies' fear of Beowulf.
		Heardred died in battle, anyway, so Beowulf received the crown anyway.
		Because Beowulf had no children of his own, his kingdom would fall after his death, from the invasion by his neighbour.
	www.timelessmyths.com /norse/beowulfhouse.html (268 words)

	BEOWULF - Online Information article about BEOWULF
		He is welcomed by Hygelac, and relates to him the story of his adventures, with some details not contained in the former narrative.
		The king bestows on him lands and honours, and during the reigns of Hygelac and his son Heardred he is the greatest See also:
		As the historical character of Hygelac has been proved, it is not unreasonable to accept the authority of the poem for the statement that his nephew Beowulf succeeded Heardred on the throne of the Gautar, and interfered in the dynastic quarrels of the Swedes.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BEOWULF.html (5445 words)

	GROUP BEOWULF PASSAGE
		Beowulf is also given seven thousand [hides of land], a hall, and a throne.
		hen King Hygelac is killed in battle, his son Heardred inherits the throne.
		When Heardred is later killed in battle, Beowulf then becomes king, ruling for fifty years.
	csis.pace.edu /grendel/projs1b/beowulf.html (457 words)

	Geat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He then returns to Geatland, and rules his people for 50 years, after his friend and lawful heir to the throne, Heardred, dies.
		After that he is forced to fight with a dragon who attacks the Geat people.
		After Hygelac's death, the throne went to his son, Heardred, and since Heardred had no sons, he was followed by Beowulf, his cousin.
	csis.pace.edu /grendel/projf984a/geat.html (620 words)

	NovelGuide: Beowulf: Character Profiles
		Offa: Offa was a king of the tribe known as the Angles, and was renowned for his generosity, fighting spirit, and defense of his homeland.
		Onela: Onela is the Swedish king who takes part in the battle that kills the Geat king Heardred.
		He is killed by Eadgils, Heardred’s nephew, who is supported by Beowulf.
	www.novelguide.com /Beowulf/characterprofiles.html (916 words)

	Beowulf and the Creatures of Denmark
		On Hygelac's death, Beowulf declined the offer to succeed his uncle to the throne of the Geatingas, choosing instead to act as guardian to Hygelac's son, prince Heardred, during the years of Heardred's minority.
		He was therefore in his tenth year when he became king.) Heardred, however, was killed by the Swedes in AD 533 (for giving shelter to the Swedish king's nephews--see Appendix 9), and it was in this year that Beowulf took over the reins of kingship.
		Beowulf went on to rule his people in peace for fifty years, dying at some 88 years of age in the year AD 583.
	www.ldolphin.org /cooper/ch11.html (4206 words)

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