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	King of the Geats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From the Middle Ages until 1974, the king of Sweden, claimed the title king of the Geats as "king of Swedes and Geats/Goths" or "Rex Sweorum et Gothorum".
		Högne 7th century, the king of East Götaland (in the Heimskringla) and the father-in-law of Hjörvard.
		The non-Geatish King Ragnvald Knaphövde was said to have been killed by the West Geats due to his foolish actions and hatred of the Geats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_the_Geats (531 words)

	The Viking Interactive Web Site
		Hygelac king of the geats raids frisia and the rhine
		Ivar, king of the norse in Ireland, the Hebrides, and Scotland, dies
		Harald Finehair / Fairhair King of all Norway
	www.vikings.0catch.com /History.htm (480 words)

	Literatura Inglesa
		His transition from warrior to king, and, in particular, his final battle with the dragon, rehash the dichotomy between the duties of a heroic warrior and those of a heroic king.
		In the eyes of several of the Geats, Beowulf's bold encounter with the dragon is morally ambiguous because it dooms them to a kingless state in which they remain vulnerable to attack by their enemies.
		Henry Howard Earl of Surrey (1517-1547) was born in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, in 1517, as the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk, and Lady Elizabeth Stafford (daughter of the Duke of Buckingham).
	html.rincondelvago.com /literatura-inglesa_1.html (20641 words)

	Beowulf Text: Glossary Of Proper Names
		The Geatish king, Heardred, is slain by one of the brothers, probably Eanmund.--3610; 3154 to 3160; 3366 to 346.
		~Hygelac~, ~Higelac~.--King of the Geats, uncle and liegelord of Beowulf, the hero of the poem.--His second wife is the lovely Hygd, daughter of Haereth.
		Beowulf is regent, and afterwards king of the Geats.--46; 54; 2834; 299; 2921; 3156.
	www.enotes.com /beowulf-text/80249 (1345 words)

	Table of Contents and Excerpt, Lehman, Beowulf
		King Hrothgar had earlier given protection to Beowulf's father, Ecgtheow, when the Swedes did not wish to get involved in his blood-feud with an eastern Germanic tribe that he had offended, Hearing Beowulf's name, Hrothgar recalls hearing of the extraordinary strength and fine reputation of the Geatish hero.
		The Geats are warmly received and Beowulf is seated on the bench with Hrothgar's young sons.
		Geat alliterates on Y and probably would be pronounced, had it survived, to rime with either "mates" or "meets" (like the poets Yeats or Keats).
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/excerpts/exlehbeo.html (6332 words)

	Wolfnotes brought to you by FreeBooknotes.com
		King of the Geats at the start of the poem, he is Beowulf’s uncle.
		There was a King Hygelac who died in battle around 520 A.D. Hygelac’s Queen, she is a perfect hostess and demonstrates the entire royal graces.
		The ageing King of the Danes who is menaced by Grendel the ogre, he regards Beowulf as being sent by God to rid him of this evil.
	www.freebooknotes.com /bookwolf/beowulf/characters-beowulf.shtml (347 words)

	20 Beowulf and the Dragon
		Queen Hygd mourned the king's death, and to Beowulf made offer of the kingdom, but he chose to be faithful to Hygelac, and protected his young son, Heardred, until he grew to years of wisdom and strength.
		Then the king made request that on the cliff top overlooking the sea there should be raised his burial mound, and that it should be made bright with fire.
		Round the dead king they gathered, weeping sorrowfully, and Wiglaf spake, telling them of Beowulf's last words, and his desire that he should be buried in a high barrow at the place of the bale fire.
	www.earth-history.com /Europe/Teutonic/chap20.htm (3111 words)

	Geat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He wrote that in the 9th century, there were battles between the Geats and the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair, during Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland, a war the Geats had to fight without assistance of the Swedish king Erik Emundsson.
		The Geats tended to be more Christian, and the Swedes more pagan, which was why the Christian Swedish king Inge the Elder fled to Västergötland when deposed in favour of Blot-Sweyn, a king more favourable towards Norse paganism, in the 1080s.
		The disappearance of the Geats as an ethnic identity is also testified by the fact that in 1974, the Swedish king stopped mentioning the Geats in his title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geats (1828 words)

	SparkNotes: Beowulf: Character List
		He is a father figure to Beowulf and a model for the kind of king that Beowulf becomes.
		Grendel - A demon descended from Cain, Grendel preys on Hrothgar’s warriors in the king’s mead-hall, Heorot.
		Hygelac - Beowulf’s uncle, king of the Geats, and husband of Hygd.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/beowulf/characters.html (774 words)

	Beowulf: Historical Background
		Death of the Swedish king Ohþere (Ottar Vendel-Crow, buried at Vendel in Uppland, Sweden).
		Freawaru was married (518) to Ingeld, son of Heaðo-Bard king of Froda.
		The main force is sent in advance, but the king remains on the shore (of either the Rhine or the North Sea) with a smaller force where he is overtaken by Theodebert, son of Theoderic (the Merovingian, 2921).
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/eliot/722/Histback.htm (1122 words)

	Beowulf Study Guide
		: Onetime King of Denmark and great-grandfather of Hrothgar.
		To the east, in the land of the Geats in southern Sweden, a mighty warrior named Beowulf—nephew of the King of the Geats, Hygelac—hears from seafarers of the plight of Heorot and sails across the dark seas with fourteen lusty men to come to Hrothgar's aid.
		Beowulf and the Geats await the arrival of Grendel in the mead hall.
	www.cummingsstudyguides.net /Beowulf.html (2470 words)

	Beowulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Beowulf, the first prince of the Geats, is the main character and hero in this epic poem.
		After vanquishing the beast known as Grendel and his mother, Beowulf becomes king of the Geats.
		He serves as king for about 50 years, and during this time his country lives in peace.
	members.tripod.com /geatshelm/beowulf.htm (100 words)

	Northvegr - A History of the Vikings
		The background of the poem is a series of actual happenings in Scandinavian history, as is shown by the fact that the four-times-mentioned raid of Hygelac, king of the Geats, upon the Frisian Chattuari (about A.D. 520) is an event that is independently chronicled by Gregory of Tours in the History of the Franks.
		The question of the identity of the Geats has occasioned a long dispute as to whether they were the Goths (Gautar, Götar) or the Jutes, but the arguments on each side are too elaborate for the case to be tried here.
		The poem relates the adventures of its hero Beowulf, who was the nephew of Hygelac, king of the Geats.
	www.northvegr.org /lore/history_viking/020.php (1155 words)

	Beowulf
		In Southern Sweden, the Geats are led by King Hygelac (Higelac, son of Hrethel and grandson of Swerting).
		Both her unnamed son and her brother, the Danish king Hnaef, are killed in a battle against the Frisians and Jutes.
		The seafaring Geats appear to be the invading `Danes' of whom Gregory of Tours writes concerning an attack by Chlochilaicus (Hygelac) against the Franks in 520.
	www.mcgoodwin.net /pages/beowulf.html (4948 words)

	CliffsNotes::Beowulf:Book Summary and Study Guide
		Hrothgar The aging king of the Danes welcomes Beowulf’s assistance in facing the menace of Grendel.
		Wiglaf The only thane to stand with Beowulf against the dragon, he is the Geats’ future king and a symbol of loyalty within the social/political structure of the comitatus.
		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 (488 words)

	Feuds in Beowulf
		But later Ongentheow, King of the Swedes, falls upon the Geats, rescues his queen, and kills Haethcyn, the present Geatish king.
		Heardred (king of the Geats) and Eanmund (rightful king of the Swedes) are both killed.
		Such is life among the Geats and Danes: you wouldn't want to marry your brother or sister to one of them.
	www.english.uga.edu /cdesmet/beofeud.htm (847 words)

	King of the Geats
		Even the throne of the Geats is destroyed by fire, and Beowulf resolves to rid his people of the dragon.
		The poet clearly wishes to make a distinction between the Geats and the other tribes in the area where there is continued warring and dishonorable behavior amongst the hierarchy of the various houses, e.g.
		When Beowulf does come to the throne, he is clearly a King of the people, and brings peace to the land until the arrival of the dragon.
	www.bookwolf.com /Free_Booknotes/Beowulf_by_unknown/Beowulf__King_of_the_Geats-Beo/beowulf__king_of_the_geats-beo.html (869 words)

	FREE Barron's Booknotes-Beowulf-Free Literature Summaries/Booknotes/Synopis/Chapter Notes
		Born in A.D. 495, went to Denmark to battle Grendel in 515, became king of the Geats in 533.
		HERDRED (Heardred) - A king of the Geats, son of Higlac.
		While king his country is afflicted by the attacks of Grendel and Grendel's mother.
	www.pinkmonkey.com /booknotes/barrons/beowulf41.asp (467 words)

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		When Beowulf and the other Geats arrive in Denmark and are confronted by Hrothgar’s watchman, the men of the comitatus stand back for Beowulf to respond to the watchman, which he does simply and intelligently.
		When the Geats finally bed down for the night in Heorot, they are aware of the great mortal dangers they face from Grendel, but although the Danes have all left the building, not a one of them ventures to desert Beowulf.
		By the time Beowulf himself is king of the Geats, however, the ideals of the comitatus have been considerably corrupted.
	www.unc.edu /~nharris/Papers/engl51-beowulf.doc (1643 words)

	I. Beowulf. Hero Myths of the British Race. Vol. III: The Age of Chivalry. Bulfinch, Thomas. 1913. Age of Fable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although this hero had distinguished himself by numerous feats of strength during his boyhood and early youth, it was as the deliverer of Hrothgar, king of Denmark, from the monster Grendel that he first gained wide renown.
		Once more Beowulf went to the help of the Danish king, followed the she-monster to her lair at the bottom of a muddy lake in the midst of the swamp, and with his good sword Hrunting and his own muscular arms broke the sea-woman’s neck.
		These last words spoken, the king of the Geats, brave to seek danger and brave to look on death and Fate undaunted, fell back dead.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/182/301.html (703 words)

	42 Beowulf
		In his boyhood Beowulf gave evidence of the great feats of strength and courage which in manhood made him the deliverer of Hrothgar, King of Denmark, from the monster, Grendel, and later in his own kingdom from the fiery dragon which dealt Beowulf a mortal blow.
		When the king and his court retired for the night, Beowulf and his companions were left alone in the hall.
		Beowulf's body was burned on a vast funeral pyre, while twelve Geats rode around the mound singing their sorrow and their praise for the good and great man, Beowulf.
	earth-history.com /Greece/Mythol/bulf41.htm (807 words)

	impermanence
		This notion that glory can, and will, disappear is also evident in Beowulf's rise to the throne and in his long reign as the king of the Geats.
		Two kings (that are mentioned in the story) are killed in battle before Beowulf can even ascend to real power.
		It seems that all kings, whether good or bad, risk a change in the fortune and circumstances of their ruling.
	www.unlv.edu /faculty/jmstitt/Eng477/papers1/impermenence.html (1043 words)

	NovelGuide: Beowulf: Character Profiles
		Beow: Beow was the son of the Danish king Shield Sheafson, and the grandfather of Hrothgar.
		He is a renowned Geat warrior who travels to the Danish king Hrothgar to aid him in his fight against Grendel.
		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.
	www.novelguide.com /Beowulf/characterprofiles.html (916 words)

	Wolfnotes brought to you by FreeBooknotes.com
		Although there is no evidence to show that Beowulf is an actual historical character, other names mentioned in the poem are certainly historical, including Hygelac, King of the Geats.
		The poem is set in an area of Europe prior to the arrival of Christianity.
		Reference is also made to King Offa of the Angles, and it is widely agreed that King Offa of 8th Century Mercia in England was a descendent.
	www.freebooknotes.com /bookwolf/beowulf/history-beowulf.shtml (223 words)

	Beowulf: The Manuscript
		Hæðcyn king of the Geats, and Ongenþeow, the Swedish king, are killed in Battle of Ravenswood.
		Hygelac of the Geats is killed in his ill-fated Frisian raid.
		Death of Swedish king Ohþere(Ottar Vendel-Crow, buried at Vendel in Uppland Sweden.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/eliot/722/Manauth.htm (1780 words)

	Prelude To The Beowulf's Last Fight
		Beowulf, now over seventy years old and king of the Geats, has earned his respect and glory on the battlefields as a great warrior.
		The honorable old king has ruled for fifty years, and according to the author, "he was a wise king, an old guardian of the land" (Norton, 55), when the dragon attacks Beowulf's Hall, assaulting Geats at night.
		The dragon - "the worm" - as he is referred to sometimes by the poet, while guarding the treasure in the depth of his cave, is awakened by a slave who steals the cup from his hoard.
	csis.pace.edu /grendel/projs991a/prelude.html (505 words)

	Class outline, The Early Middle Ages: Lost Worlds
		King Ethelbert of Kent was a pagan, but he was married to a Christian princess, Bertha, from the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks (in what is now France).
		The king of Northumbria, Edwin, married a Christian princess, Ethelburga, from Kent, and she was accompanied by an Italian priest, Paulinus, who had been part of Augustine's mission.
		The poet contrasts queen Hygd of the Geats with the wicked princess Thryth.
	luna.cas.usf.edu /~demilio/2211unit3/earlyma.htm (3074 words)

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