Ohtere

Family: Swedes · Role: father of Eanmund · First appears: Section XXXII

In Section XXXII, Eadgils is named as the son of Ohtere. In Section XXXIV, Eanmund is likewise named as Ohtere’s son, slain by the sword-edge. In Section XXXVIII, Ongentheow is called Ohtere’s sire, and Ohtere and Onela are named as sons of the same mother.

Relationship record

Section XXXII

• child: Eadgils “over the sea to the son of Ohtere,”

Section XXXIV

• child: Eanmund “who was slain by the sword-edge, son of Ohtere,”

Section XXXVIII

• parent: Ongentheow “Soon the sage old sire of Ohtere, ancient and awful, gave answering blow;”
• siblings with Onela “his good wife rescued, though robbed of her gold, mother of Ohtere and Onela.”

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