Beowulf the Scylding

Family: Danes · Role: son and heir of Scyld · First appears: Prelude of the Founder of the Danish House

In the Prelude, Beowulf the Scylding was born in Scyld’s halls as his heir, “whom heaven sent to favor the folk.” In Section I, after Beowulf the Scylding had gone away from the world, his son Healfdene succeeded him as ruler.

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Life events

• Beowulf the Scylding was born as Scyld’s heir.(Prelude of the Founder of the Danish House)
  • With: Scyld
  • “To him an heir was afterward born, a son in his halls, whom heaven sent to favor the folk, feeling their woe that erst they had lacked an earl for leader”
• Healfdene succeeded Beowulf the Scylding as ruler.(Section I)
  • With: Healfdene
  • “leader beloved, and long he ruled in fame with all folk, since his father had gone away from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life,”

Prelude of the Founder of the Danish House

• parent: Scyld “Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him, son of Scyld, in the Scandian lands.”

Section I

• child: Healfdene “in fame with all folk, since his father had gone away from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life,”

Also listed in Danes — Minor Figures

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