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'''Beowulf:''' Beowulf is the hero of the poem.  He is the son of [[Ecgtheow]] and belongs to the tribe of the Geats.  He eventually becomes king of the Geats.
 
'''Beowulf:''' Beowulf is the hero of the poem.  He is the son of [[Ecgtheow]] and belongs to the tribe of the Geats.  He eventually becomes king of the Geats.
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'''Beowulf the Dane:''' A character who shares a name with the hero of the poem.  He is the son of Scyld Sceafing and king of the Danes.
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'''[[Beowulf the Dane]]:''' A character who shares a name with the hero of the poem.  He is the son of Scyld Sceafing and king of the Danes.
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'''Breca:''' [[Breca]] is King of the Brondings.  He once had a swimming contest with Beowulf when they were younger.
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'''[[Breca]]:''' Breca is King of the Brondings.  He once had a swimming contest with Beowulf when they were younger.
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'''Ecglaf:''' Ecglaf is a Dane.  He is Unferth's father.
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'''[[Ecglaf]]:''' Ecglaf is a Dane.  He is Unferth's father.
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'''Ecgtheow:''' Ecgtheow is Beowulf's father.
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'''[[Ecgtheow]]:''' Ecgtheow is Beowulf's father.
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'''Grendel:''' Grendel is the evil monster who attacks Hrothgar and his men in Heorot.
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'''[[Grendel]]:''' Grendel is the evil monster who attacks Hrothgar and his men in Heorot.
    
'''[[Healfdene]]:''' Healfdene is a Danish king.  His father is Beowulf the Dane and his children are Hrothgar, Heorogar, and Halga.
 
'''[[Healfdene]]:''' Healfdene is a Danish king.  His father is Beowulf the Dane and his children are Hrothgar, Heorogar, and Halga.
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'''[[Heardred]]:''' A Geatish king.  He is the son of Hygelac.
 
'''[[Heardred]]:''' A Geatish king.  He is the son of Hygelac.
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'''Hengest:''' Hnaef's brother who leads the Danes after Hnaef dies.
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'''[[Hengest]]:''' Hnaef's brother who leads the Danes after Hnaef dies.
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'''Hnaef:''' A King of the Danes.  He dies and is succeeded by his brother, Hengest.
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'''[[Hnaef]]:''' A King of the Danes.  He dies and is succeeded by his brother, Hengest.
    
'''[[Hrethel]]:''' King of the Geats, Hygelac's father, and Beowulf's grandfather.
 
'''[[Hrethel]]:''' King of the Geats, Hygelac's father, and Beowulf's grandfather.
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'''Hrethric:''' Hrethric is the son of Hrothgar.
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'''[[Hrethric]]:''' Hrethric is the son of Hrothgar.
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'''Hrothgar:''' King of the Danes.
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'''[[Hrothgar]]:''' King of the Danes.
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'''Hrothmund:''' Hrothgar's son, Hrethric's brother.
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'''[[Hrothmund]]:''' Hrothgar's son, Hrethric's brother.
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'''Hrothulf:''' Hrothgar's nephew, Halga's son.
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'''[[Hrothulf]]:''' Hrothgar's nephew, Halga's son.
    
'''[[Hygd]]:'''Hygelac's wife and queen.
 
'''[[Hygd]]:'''Hygelac's wife and queen.
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'''Hygelac:''' King of the Geats, Beowulf's uncle.
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'''[[Hygelac]]:''' King of the Geats, Beowulf's uncle.
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'''Scyld Sceafing:''' Founder of the Danish royal house.  The son of Sceaf.
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'''[[Scyld Sceafing]]:''' Founder of the Danish royal house.  The son of Sceaf.
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'''Unferth:''' The son of Ecglaf who slew his brother.  He taunts Beowulf early in the poem, but later lends Beowulf his sword.
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'''[[Unferth]]:''' The son of Ecglaf who slew his brother.  He taunts Beowulf early in the poem, but later lends Beowulf his sword.
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'''Wealhtheow:''' Hrothgar's queen, the mother of Hrethric and Hrothmund.<ref>http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/characters.html</ref>
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'''[[Wealhtheow]]:''' Hrothgar's queen, the mother of Hrethric and Hrothmund.<ref>http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/characters.html</ref>
    
==Beowulf in Popular Culture==
 
==Beowulf in Popular Culture==
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