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Heoroweard is a
character who
appears in
Beowulf and also in
Norse legends,
where he is
named Hjörvarðr or Hiartuar. If he
existed in real life, his name...
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Skuld was a
princess of
Scandinavian legend who
married Heoroweard and
encouraged him to kill Hroðulf (Hrólfr Kraki) in Hrólfs saga kraka. The accounts...
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sister Skulda was
married against Rolf's will to
Hartwar or
Hiarwarth (
Heoroweard), a
German earl of Skåne, but
reputedly Rolf had
given Skulda to him together...
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promised to
Heoroweard and gave it all to
Beowulf to use well."
Unlike Halga, Hroðgar, Healfdene, and Heorogar's son
Heoroweard,
Heorogar does not...
- Granmar. Hjörvard, who
rebelled against Hrólf
Kraki and
killed him, see
Heoroweard Hjörvard, the son of Arngrim. Hervor's name as a shieldmaiden. This disambiguation...
- (Stockholm:
Fahlcrantz & Co. 1903) (the
nursery book)
Haddon Sundblom Heoroweard and Hrólfr
Kraki (1895)
Thora Borgarhjort (1895) Eric the
victorious (1895)...
- Beowulf,
another son of Healfdene/Halfdan
named Heorogar is
father of
Heoroweard who
corresponds to Hjörvard in the Old
Norse accounts where Hjörvard's...
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Frisians to
avenge Hnæf.
Heorogar - Hroðgar's
brother and predecessor.
Heoroweard – Heorogar's son; Hroðgar's nephew.
According to
Norse tradition, his...
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married Scullda to the king of Öland, Hiørvardus/Hiorvardus/Hevardus (
Heoroweard). As her half-brother
Rolfo was not
consulted about this marriage, he...
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cousin and/or brother-in-law
Heoroweard slays Hroðulf (is this the
event referred to as the
burning of Heorot?).
Heoroweard himself dies in that battle...
