Wealhtheow

Family: Danes · Role: queen · First appears: Section IX

In Section IX, Wealhtheow appears as Hrothgar’s queen, “heedful of courtesy” as she greets the guests in the hall. In Section XVIII, she gives Beowulf a cup, arm-jewels, a corselet, rings, and a necklace, addressing him with kindly words.

In Section XXIX, Beowulf gives Hygd the necklace Wealhtheow had given him, along with three horses.

Relationship record

Life events

• Wealhtheow gave Beowulf a royal treasure of arm-jewels, a corselet, rings, and a necklace.(Section XVIII)
  • With: Beowulf
  • “A CUP she gave him, with kindly greeting and winsome words. Of wounden gold, she offered, to honor him, arm-jewels twain, corselet and rings, and of collars the noblest”
• Beowulf gave Hygd the necklace Wealhtheow had given him, and three horses.(Section XXIX)
  • With: Beowulf Hygd
  • “I heard, too, the necklace to Hygd he presented, wonder-wrought treasure, which Wealhtheow gave him sovran's daughter: three steeds he added, slender and saddle-gay.”

Section IX

• married with Hrothgar “Came Wealhtheow forth, queen of Hrothgar, heedful of courtesy, gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall;”

Section X

• married with Hrothgar “fain would the war-lord Wealhtheow seek, couch of his queen.”

Section XVIII

• recipient: Beowulf “Wealhtheow spake amid warriors, and said: -- “This jewel enjoy in thy jocund youth, Beowulf lov'd, these battle-weeds wear, a royal treasure, and richly thrive!”

Section XXIX

• recipient: Beowulf “wonder-wrought treasure, which Wealhtheow gave him”

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Extracted from the original text of Beowulf (Gummere's translation). Made with Rho MD.