Freawaru

Family: Danes · Role: princess · First appears: Section XXVIII

In Section XXVIII, Beowulf tells Hygelac that Hrothgar has promised his daughter Freawaru to Froda’s son, Ingeld, to settle a feud. He recounts that she served ale to the warriors and says, “Promised is she, gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Beowulf tells Hygelac that Hrothgar has promised his daughter Freawaru to Froda's son, to settle a feud.(Section XXVIII)
  • With: Beowulf Hygelac Hrothgar Froda
  • “Oft to the heroes Hrothgar's daughter, to earls in turn, the ale-cup tendered, -- she whom I heard these hall-companions Freawaru name, when fretted gold she proffered the warriors. Promised is she, gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda. Sage this seems to the Scylding's-friend, kingdom's-keeper: he counts it wise the woman to wed so and ward off feud, store of slaughter.”

Section XXVIII

• engaged with Ingeld “Promised is she, gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda.”
• parent: Hrothgar “Oft to the heroes Hrothgar's daughter, to earls in turn, the ale-cup tendered, -- she whom I heard these hall-companions Freawaru name, when fretted gold she proffered the warriors.”

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