Beowulf Characters
Part I
Odin
God of the Danes
Scyld Scefing
Sent from Odin to be
king of the Danes
Onela
King of the Swedes
Healfdene
Scyld Scefing’s
grandson
Hrothgar
Healfdene’s son
(Scyld Scefing’s great
grandson)
Becomes king of the Danes
Heorogar
Healfdene’s son
(Scyld Scefing’s great
grandson)
Halga
• Cannot locate a picture of Halga
• He is the brother of Hrothgar and Heorogar
• Great grandson of Scyld Scefing
Heorot
This is a PLACE not a person
King Hrothgar built this hall.
Grendel
The first monster
Beowulf encounters
Wealhtheow
Hrothgar’s wife
Queen of the Danes
Unferth
A Dane, but not a
warrior
An evil character
Ecglaf
Unferth’s father
Hygelac
King of the Geats
(Beowulf’s uncle and
his king)
Beowulf
A Geat warrior
Comes to the land of the
Danes to fight Grendel
Prince Sigemund
A prince. Huge
and very strong.
Popular because
he uses his
strength for good.
Fitela
Sigemund’s nephew. Small,
timorous & shy. He and
Sigemund work together to
defeat the dragon.
Beowulf Characters
Part II
Grendel’s Mother
The name says it all…
Aeschere
Hrothgar’s best friend
and
most trusted advisor
Beowulf Characters
Part III
Queen Hygd
Hardred
Son of King Hygelac.
Wife of King Hygelac Becomes king as a baby when
King Hygelac is killed.
Ohthere
Onela
Father of Eanmund
and Eadgils
King of the Swedes
Eanmund & Eadgils
Swedes. Had a fight
with their dad
(Ohthere) and
rebelled against their
uncle King Onela and
got kicked out of
Sweden. Hardred
gave them asylum in
the land of the Geats.
Weohstan
Wiglaf’s father
Wiglaf
Loyal to Beowulf.
Young, has not been
in any battles. He
fights the firedrake
with Beowulf.