Hrethric

Family: Danes · Role: son of Hrothgar · First appears: Section XVII

In Section XVII, Hrethric sits with his brother Hrothmund and other young men; Beowulf sits between the brothers. In Section XXVI, Hrothgar speaks of Hrethric coming to the Geat court, where he would find friends.

Relationship record

Section XVII

• siblings with Hrothmund “Then she turned to the seat where her sons wereplaced, Hrethric and Hrothmund, with heroes' bairns, young men together: the Geat, too, sat there, Beowulf brave, the brothers between.”

Section XXVI

• parent: Hrothgar “If thy Hrethric should come to court of Geats, a sovran's son, he will surely there find his friends.”

Also listed in Danes — Minor Figures

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