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Hnæf son of Hoc is a
prince mentioned in the Old
English poems Beowulf and the
Finnsburg Fragment.
According to the
listing of
tribes in the poem Widsith...
- an Old
English heroic poem in
alliterative verse about a
fight in
which Hnæf and his 60
retainers are
besieged at "Finn's fort" and
attempt to hold off...
- Hildeburh, a
sister of the
Danish lord
Hnæf, and was
killed in a
fight with
Hnæf's lieutenant Hengest after Hnæf was
himself killed by Frisians. A p****age...
- service. Finn
marries Hnæf's older sister Hildeburh, and
sends their son (whose name was
probably Friðuwulf) to be
fostered in
Hnæf's household.
Around the...
- and
Hnæf was killed.
Hnæf's retainer Hengest took command, and the
sides engaged in a
peace treaty; but
Hengest and the
Danes later avenged Hnæf's death...
- Frisians.
Hnæf – the son of the
Danish lord Hoc and
brother of Hildeburh. He was
killed by Finn. Hoc – a
Danish lord and the
father of
Hildeburh and
Hnæf. Hondscio...
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comparing the father-and-son pair of
Huoching and
Hnabi to that of Hoc and
Hnaef in Anglo-Saxon tradition. Hans Jänichen, "Die
alemannischen Fürsten Nebi...
- and
Hnæf was killed.
Hnæf's retainer Hengest took command, and the
sides engaged in a
peace treaty; but
Hengest and the
Danes later avenged Hnæf's death...
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Scandinavian (Scandinavian
Herules / Erules)
Hocings (tribe or clan of
Hnæf, son of Hoc
Healfdene – Hoc, the Half Dane,
mentioned by Widsith, may have...
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historical Nibelungs. Jänichen (1976)
compares the father-and-son pair Hoc and
Hnaef in Old
English heroic poetry (Beowulf,
Finnsburgh fragment, Widsith) suggesting...
