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Hildeburh
Hildeburh, introduced in line 1071 of the poem, ''Beowulf'', is the daughter of the Danish King Hoc (Beowulf), Hoc and the wife of the Finn (Frisian), Finn, King of the Frisians. Her story is sung by a scop during festivities in lines 1071-1158. Hildeburh in her marriage to Finn thus acts as a ''freothuwebbe'' or peace-weaver (an important concept in the poem). However, the peace was not kept and Hildeburh lost her brother, Hnæf, son and husband in battle. Hildeburh's position as a link between the two kingdoms and her stoicism are central concepts to the story. See also *Finnsburg Fragment References''The Social Centrality of Women in Beowulf: A New Context'' by By Dorothy Carr Porter Characters in Beowulf English heroic legends Literary characters {{lit-char-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsburg Fragment
The "Finnesburg Fragment" (also "Finnsburh Fragment") is a portion of an Old English language, Old English heroic poem about a fight in which Hnæf and his 60 retainers are besieged at "Finn's fort" and attempt to hold off their attackers. The surviving text is tantalisingly brief and allusive, but comparison with other references in Old English poetry, notably ''Beowulf'' (''c.'' 1000 AD), suggests that it deals with a conflict between Danes (Germanic tribe), Danes and Frisians in Migration Age, Migration-Age Frisia (400 to 800 AD). Transmission The extant text is a transcript of a loose manuscript folio that was once kept at Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishops of Canterbury. This manuscript was almost certainly Lambeth Library MS 487. A British scholar, George Hickes (divine), George Hickes, made the transcript some time in the late 17th century, and published it in an anthology of Anglo-Saxon and other antiquities in 1705. (This anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace-weaver
Peace-weavers ( ang, freothwebbe) were women who were married to a member of an enemy tribe for the purpose of establishing peace between feuding groups.Dorothy Carr Porter, , "The Social Centrality of Women in ''Beowulf'': A New Context," ''The Heroic Age'' Issue 5 It was hoped that by relating two tribes, the animosity between them would be eased as individuals would be reluctant to kill their own flesh and blood. History Anglo-Saxons thrived on battle. Politically organized into tribes with local chieftains, Anglo-Saxons were sworn to protect their leaders and had a fierce loyalty to their own tribes. Tacitus said of the Germanic people: “They choose their kings for their noble birth, their leaders for their valour ... Many noble youths, if the land of their birth is stagnating in a protracted peace, deliberately seek out other tribes, where some war is afoot.” With this cultural background, peace was difficult to achieve in Anglo-Saxon communities. There were two major ways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beowulf
''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating is for the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. Scholars call the anonymous author the "''Beowulf'' poet". The story is set in pagan Scandinavia in the 6th century. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by the monster Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and becomes king of the Geats. Fifty years later, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn (Frisian)
Finn, son of Folcwald, was a legendary Frisian king. He is mentioned in ''Widsith'', in ''Beowulf'', and in the Finnesburg Fragment. He is named in the ''Historia Brittonum'', while a Finn, given a different father but perhaps intending the same hero, appears in Anglo-Saxon royal pedigrees. He was married to Hildeburh, a sister of the Danish lord Hnæf, and was killed in a fight with Hnæf's lieutenant Hengest after Hnæf was himself killed by Frisians. A passage from ''Beowulf'' as translated by Seamus Heaney (lines 1089–1090) reads: :"Finn, son of Folcwald, :should honour the Danes,..." A possible reference to a lost tradition on Finn appears in Snorri Sturluson's ''Skáldskaparmál''. Snorri talks of the animosity between Eadgils and Onela (which also appears in ''Beowulf''), and writes that Aðils (Eadgils) was at war with a Norwegian king named Áli (Onela). Áli died in the war, and Aðils took Áli's helmet ''Battle-boar'' and his horse Raven. The Danish berserker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hnæf
Hnæf son of Hoc is a prince mentioned in the Old English poems ''Beowulf'' and the ''Finnsburg Fragment.'' According to the listing of tribes in the poem ''Widsith'' (10th century), Hnæf ruled the Hocings. Hoc is called ''Hoc Healfdene'', suggesting a partly Danish ancestry. According to the narrative, Hnæf was the brother of Hildeburh and brother-in-law of Finn, who ruled the Frisians The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal regions of the Netherlands and northwestern Germany. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, ... and was killed during a Danish expedition to Frisian territory. Hoc may be identical to the chieftain Haki mentioned in the ''Ynglinga Saga'' by Snorri Sturlason. This Haki conquered the kingdom of Uppsala and reigned there for ten years before he was cast out by king Jorund. The father-son pair Hoc and Hnæf has been associated with the hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoc (Beowulf)
Hoc may refer to: * Head of Chancery * Hellenic Olympic Committee, one of the oldest National Olympic Committees * Hoc (Beowulf), a Danish King from Beowulf * Hoc (programming language), a calculator and programming language * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic (Obstructive) cardiomyopathy), but HCM is the more common and accepted acronym for that condition * House of Commons, a legislative body of elected representatives in various countries * '' Hooked on Classics'', an album of popular classical music * Pointe du Hoc, a cliff in Normandy scaled by the U.S. Rangers in 1944 * House of Cards (other) * Ho language, identified by the ISO 639 3 code hoc * United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform, known as the House Oversight Committee * Hoc (card game), the progenitor of a family of French card games using ''hocs'' or 'stops' See also * Ad hoc Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally 'to this'. In English, it typically signifies a solution for a spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scop
A ( or ) was a poet as represented in Old English poetry. The scop is the Old English counterpart of the Old Norse ', with the important difference that "skald" was applied to historical persons, and scop is used, for the most part, to designate oral poets ''within'' Old English literature. Very little is known about scops, and their historical existence is questioned by some scholars. Functions The scop, like the similar gleeman, was a reciter of poetry. The scop, however, was typically attached to a court on a relatively permanent basis. There, he most likely received rich gifts for his performances. The performances often featured the recitation of recognisable texts such as the "old pagan legends of the Germanic tribes." However, the scop's duties also included ''composing'' his own poetry in different situations, the eulogizing of his master. While some scops moved from court to court, they were (generally speaking) less nomadic than the gleemen and had positions of gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In Beowulf
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English Heroic Legends
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
