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- Hrethel (Old English: Hrēðel; Proto-Germanic: *Hrōþilaz) is a king of the Geats. Hrethel's name appears with both the root vowel ⟨e⟩ and ⟨æ⟩ and with both...
- Herebeald with an arrow in a hunting accident, which causes their father Hrethel to die from grief. Then Hæþcyn becomes king of Geatland. During the Swedish-Geatish...
- grandson or stepson) Hæþcyn d. 514 or 515 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf) Hygelac d. 516 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf) Heardred d. ca 530 (the son of Hygelac...
- [1]) is briefly mentioned in Beowulf, where he had a son or son-in-law, Hrethel, who was the maternal grandfather of the hero Beowulf. A Swerting of the...
- brother Onela conducted successful raids against the Geats after King Hrethel had died. In 515, their father Ongentheow was killed in battle by the Geats...
- information Gender Male Occupation Warrior, Monarch Family Ecgtheow (father), Hrethel (maternal grandfather), Hygelac (maternal uncle, fl. 515) Nationality Geatish...
- Beowulf gives Hygelac's genealogy: according to the poem, he was the son of Hrethel and had two brothers Herebeald and Hæþcyn, as well as an unnamed sister...
- battle takes me, send back this breast-webbing that Weland fashioned and Hrethel gave me, to Lord Hygelac. Fate goes ever as fate must. (Heaney trans.)...
- Nagelring, a sword from the Vilkina saga. It is possibly the sword of Hrethel, which Hygelac gave to Beowulf (ll. 2190–2194). Næġling is referenced many...
- and Geat o'er the width of waters; war arose, hard battle-horror, when Hrethel died, and Ongentheow's offspring grew strife-keen, bold, nor brooked o'er...