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Wiglaf (Proto-Norse: *Wīgalaibaz,
meaning "battle remainder"; Old English:
Wīġlāf [ˈwiːjlɑːf]) is a
character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He...
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Wiglaf (died 839) was King of
Mercia from 827 to 829 and
again from 830
until his
death in 839. His
ancestry is uncertain: the 820s were a
period of dynastic...
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Mercian dependencies in
southeastern England. In 829, he
defeated Wiglaf of
Mercia and
drove him out of his kingdom,
temporarily ruling Mercia directly...
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Wiglaf, in
great distress at Beowulf's plight,
comes to his aid. The two slay the dragon, but
Beowulf is
mortally wounded.
After Beowulf dies,
Wiglaf...
- dragon's
poisonous bite. Dying, he was
carried out by
Wiglaf, and with his last
breaths named Wiglaf his
rightful heir. His body was
burned on a funeral...
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reveals to
Wiglaf his
affair with Grendel's
mother and
acknowledges his son, but
Wiglaf insists on
keeping his
legacy intact. As the new king,
Wiglaf gives...
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descended from the West
Saxon king
Cenwalh and his
Iclinga wife) W-dynasty (
Wiglaf and his descendants,
later intermarried with C) Unknown
dynastic affiliation...
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fulfill this role. Bard the
Bowman may have been
inspired by the
warrior Wiglaf in the Old
English poem Beowulf. Bard is a
descendant of Girion, the last...
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thanes flee in terror,
leaving only
Wiglaf to
battle at Beowulf's side. When the
dragon wounds Beowulf fatally,
Wiglaf attacks it with his sword, and Beowulf...
- clan) Ælfhere (seems to have been a
distinguished member of the clan as
Wiglaf is
described as his kinsman) Ecgþeow (joined the
Danes and the
Geats as...
