Other Figures — Minor Figures

28 figures from Beowulf (Gummere's translation) who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Daeghrefn

champion · first appears Section XXXIII

Section XXXIII · enemies with Beowulf “that early and late hath loyal proved since for my doughtiness Daeghrefn fell, slain by my hand, the Hugas' champion.”

Wayland

smith · first appears Section VI

Section VI · with Beowulf “armor excellent, heirloom of Hrethel and work of Wayland.”

Swerting

first appears Section XVIII

Section XVIII · younger kin: Hygelac “Hygelac Geat, grandson of Swerting,”

Hondscio

warrior · first appears Section XXVIII

Section XXVIII · enemies with Grendel “To Hondscio then was that harassing deadly, his fall there was fated. He first was slain, girded warrior. Grendel on him turned murderous mouth, on our mighty kinsman,”

Aelfhere

kinsman of Wiglaf · first appears Section XXXIV

Section XXXIV · with Wiglaf “Aelfhere's kinsman.”

Folcwald

father of Finn · first appears Section XVI

Section XVI · child: Finn “and at the fee-gifts, Folcwald's son day by day the Danes should honor,”

Guthlaf

first appears Section XVII

Section XVII · enemies with Finn “for Guthlaf and Oslaf of grim attack had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. Finn's wavering spirit bode not in breast. The burg was reddened with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain, king amid clansmen; the queen was taken.”

Oslaf

first appears Section XVII

Section XVII · enemies with Finn “for Guthlaf and Oslaf of grim attack had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. Finn's wavering spirit bode not in breast. The burg was reddened with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain, king amid clansmen; the queen was taken.”

Hereric

uncle of Heardred · first appears Section XXIX

Section XXIX · younger kin: Heardred “in arms o'erwhelming Hereric's nephew.”

Haereth

first appears Section XXVII

Section XXVII · child: Hygd “high the hall, and Hygd right young, wise and wary, though winters few in those fortress walls she had found a home, Haereth's daughter.”

Ecglaf

Unferth's father · first appears Section VIII

Section VIII · child: Unferth “UNFERTH spake, the son of Ecglaf,”

Beanstan

Breca's father · first appears Section VIII

Section VIII · child: Breca “Beanstan's bairn his boast achieved.”

Garmund

first appears Section XXVII

Section XXVII · younger kin: Eomer “Eomer woke to him, help of heroes, Hemming's kinsman, Grandson of Garmund, grim in war.”

Hemming

first appears Section XXVII

Section XXVII · with Eomer “Eomer woke to him, help of heroes, Hemming's kinsman, Grandson of Garmund, grim in war.”