Eanmund

Family: Swedes · Role: son of Ohtere · First appears: Section XXXIV

In Section XXXIV, the poem looks back to Eanmund’s death in battle at the hands of Weohstan. Eanmund was the son of Ohtere, and Onela did not feel the feud when his brother’s child was felled.

Relationship record

Life events

• Looking back, the poem tells that Weohstan killed Eanmund in battle.(Section XXXIV)
  • With: Weohstan
  • “killed by Weohstan, who won for his kin brown-bright helmet, breastplate ringed, old sword of Eotens, Onela's gift,”

Section XXXIV

• parent: Ohtere “who was slain by the sword-edge, son of Ohtere,”
• enemies with Weohstan “friendless exile, erst in fray killed by Weohstan,”
• elder kin: Onela “though a brother's child had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela.”

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