Heorot
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Heorot is the great mead hall in the Old English epic Beowulf, famed as King Hrothgar’s royal hall and the site of Grendel’s attacks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heorot canonical | 7 |
| the building of Heorot | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional building
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mead hall ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Beowulf
NERFINISHED
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Grendel NERFINISHED ⓘ Grendel's mother NERFINISHED ⓘ Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ the Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ the Geats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Grendel's mere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | great mead hall ⓘ |
| describedIn | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| foretoldFate | destruction by fire ⓘ |
| function | royal hall ⓘ |
| genreContext | heroic epic ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of mead halls in fantasy literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oral tradition (originally) ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly related to Old English word for 'hart' or 'stag' ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abandonment during Grendel's raids at night
ⓘ
restoration of feasting after Grendel's defeat ⓘ |
| purpose |
feasting
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gift-giving ⓘ royal assemblies ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Nowell Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Beowulf's battle with Grendel
NERFINISHED
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Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother (aftermath and planning) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grendel's attacks ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Old English philology
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literary criticism ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civilization
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community ⓘ kingship ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| timePeriodInNarrative | Migration Age Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the building of Heorot