Weohstan

Family: Geats · Role: Wiglaf's father · First appears: Section XXXIV

Looking back, the poem tells in Section XXXIV that Weohstan killed Eanmund in battle and won his helmet, ringed breastplate, and old sword of Eotens. Onela had given Weohstan battle-gear, including that sword. When Weohstan passed from life, he gave his battle-gear to his son Wiglaf.

Relationship record

Life events

• Looking back, the poem tells that Weohstan killed Eanmund in battle.(Section XXXIV)
  • With: Eanmund
  • “killed by Weohstan, who won for his kin brown-bright helmet, breastplate ringed, old sword of Eotens, Onela's gift,”
• Looking back, the poem tells that Onela gave Weohstan battle-gear as a gift.(Section XXXIV)
  • With: Onela
  • “old sword of Eotens, Onela's gift, weeds of war of the warrior-thane, battle-gear brave:”
• Looking back, the poem tells that Weohstan gave Wiglaf his battle-gear.(Section XXXIV)
  • With: Wiglaf
  • “then he gave him, mid Geats, the gear of battle, portion huge, when he passed from life,”

Section XXXIV

• child: Wiglaf “WIGLAF his name was, Weohstan's son,”
• enemies with Eanmund “friendless exile, erst in fray killed by Weohstan,”
• benefactor: Onela “old sword of Eotens, Onela's gift,”
• recipient: Wiglaf “then he gave him, mid Geats, the gear of battle, portion huge, when he passed from life,”

Section XXXVII

• child: Wiglaf “Wiglaf spake, the son of Weohstan, -- mournful he looked on those men unloved:”

Section XXXVIII

• child: Wiglaf “There Wiglaf sitteth, Weohstan's bairn, by Beowulf's side,”

Section XL

• child: Wiglaf “Wiglaf spake, the son of Weohstan: --”

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