who is weland in beowulf?
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It is the legendary smith Weland who crafted the ancient mail corslet worn by Beowulf (453) in his desperate struggle with Grendel's mother. One sees this reverence for ancestral weapons in Hrunting and the "ancient heirloom from the days of the giants" that Beowulf takes from the wall of her underwater den.
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They have some key differences, too. They are different types of heroes; Beowulf is a warrior, and Sir Gawain is a knight. ... Beowulf follows the heroic code which values strength, honor, and courage. Sir Gawain follows the code of chivalry and values being honest, humble, loyal, pious, and having integrity.
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The epic poem presents Beowulf as both an ideal king and a hero. He bears all the qualifications of ideal heroes and kings. For instance, as an ideal hero, Beowulf involves himself in fights, all of which he wins apart from one. ... As an ideal king, Beowulf always has the welfare of his people at his heart.
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Despite the similarity in names, Beow isn't actually related to Beowulf as far as we know. Instead, Beow is one of the kings of the Danes, the son of Shield Sheafson. Beow is the father of Halfdane and the grandfather of Hrothgar.
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Scyld appears in Beowulf as a figure vital to the Danes, who united them after a long period without a leader. Scyld Scefing himself was an orphan, who gained power by his own skill as a warrior. He is described as the ''scourge of many tribes, / a wrecker of mead-benches, / rampaging among foes'' (lines 4-5).
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How did Hrothgar come to know Beowulf's father? Beowulf's father found himself in a feud with a tribe known as the Wulfings after he killed one of its members. Hrothgar bailed Beowulf's father out by paying the Wulfings blood money.
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Gilgamesh went out on a selfish journey to find eternity. Instead, he found the virtue of selflessness and the importance of being a leader. Beowulf on the other hand realized that happiness wasn't being the king, but being the hero who saved the day and battled evil. In contrast, the two heroes met different ends.
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The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the “Beowulf poet.” The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hroðgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.
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Bishop Heahmund was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Sherborne (present-day Salisbury) and a holy warrior. The real Bishop Heahmund resided in the kingdom of Wessex and was loyal to King Aethelred (Darren Cahill) and Alfred of Wessex (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) as seen at the start of Vikings season five.
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He is the strongest man alive. He has the strength of thirty men in his arm alone. When Beowulf was only a boy, he had battles with his friends and swam for miles with his sword in his hand and armor on the rest of his body. When he battles Grendel's mother, it is said that Beowulf is underwater for nearly half a day.
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Ecgtheow, Beowulf's father, once found himself in a blood-feud with the tribe called the Wulfings because he had killed a man named Heatholaf. Ecgtheow sought refuge with King Hrothgar of the Danes, who eventually "healed the feud by paying" (470)—that is, he made reparations to the Wulfings on Ecgtheow's behalf.
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Rowan Whitethorn Galathynius is a Fae Prince, warrior, and formerly one of six elite warriors of Maeve's Cadre. He is also King-Consort and mate to the Queen of Terrasen, Aelin Galathynius.
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The king of the Anglo-Saxon gods was Woden, a German version of the Scandinavian god Odin, who had two pet wolves and a horse with eight legs. Other gods were Thunor, god of thunder; Frige, goddess of love; and Tiw, god of war. These four Anglo-Saxon gods gave their names to the days of the week.
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Iorveth is actually from the books. He's only mentioned once in 3rd or 4th book of the saga. Theres a scene with elf in a prison, and he's described as one from scattered commando of Iorveth.
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Beowulf and Grendel are different in many ways. Beowulf is the hero of the story who comes to Heorot Hall to save Hrothgar and his people from the monster, Grendel, who has killed many men. ... Both characters have some monster in them and, at times, kill without a lot of motivation.
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What does this passage reveal about Beowulf as a ruler of his people? Beowulf is a humble and conscientious ruler. He respects the tradition that a kingdom is punished for the sins of its king, and he accepts moral responsibility for his people's suffering.
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The king of the Anglo-Saxon gods was Woden, a German version of the Scandinavian god Odin, who had two pet wolves and a horse with eight legs. Other gods were Thunor, god of thunder; Frige, goddess of love; and Tiw, god of war.