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Weohstan,
Wēohstān or Wīhstān (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz,
meaning "sacred stone", Old Norse: Vésteinn [ˈweːˌstɛinː] and Wǣstēn) is a
legendary character...
- name)
Weohstan (Swedish
champion and
slayer of his
fugitive countryman prince Eanmund)
Wiglaf (the last of the Wægmundings and son of
Weohstan. He fought...
- is a
character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of
Weohstan, a
Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had
entered the
service of Beowulf...
- Ongentheow.
During the battle,
Eanmund was
killed by Onela's
champion Weohstan and
Heardred was
killed as well. Eadgils, however,
survived and according...
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Weohstan (died 802) was the
ealdorman of Wiltshire, part of the
kingdom of Wes****, at the
beginning of the
ninth century. In 802 King
Beorhtric died, and...
- king of Sweden, and by
extension his
subject Wiglaf son of
Weohstan.
Wiglaf and
Weohstan belonged to the
family of the Wægmundings to
which Beowulf and...
- ealdorman, Æthelmund.
Weohstan, a Wes**** ealdorman, met him with men from Wiltshire;
according to a 15th-century source,
Weohstan had
married Alburga,...
- we
learn that the
thane Wiglaf is a Waegmunding;
therefore his
father Weohstan was in some way
related to Ecgþeow.
Hrethlings Notes The
relationship between...
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Scylfings Eadgils Eanmund Ohthere Onela Ongentheow Waegmundings Ecgþeow
Weohstan Wiglaf Wulfings Wealhtheow Monsters Grendel Grendel's
mother The Dragon...
- Beowulf's breastplate. Wealhþeow –
queen of the Danes;
married to Hroðgar.
Weohstan – the
father of
Wiglaf and a
Swedish warrior fighting for Onela. He also...
