Heorogar
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Heorogar is a legendary Danish prince from the Old English epic Beowulf, known as the elder brother of King Hrothgar and a member of the royal Scylding dynasty.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beowulf character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ legendary prince ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Heorot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthOrder | elder brother of Hrothgar ⓘ |
| culture | Danish ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scylding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | Scylding prince ⓘ |
| father | Healfdene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Old English philology
ⓘ
medieval Scandinavian history (legendary period) ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | heroic epic ⓘ |
| grandfather | Beow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Scyld Scefing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | legendary rather than historically verified ⓘ |
| kingdomAssociatedWith | Danish kingdom of the Scyldings ⓘ |
| kingdomHouse | House of Scyldings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSource | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Scylding dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | “Heorogar, Hrothgar and Halga the good” in Beowulf genealogy passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInOldEnglish | Heorogār NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | genealogical link in the Scylding royal house ⓘ |
| nationality | Dane ⓘ |
| offspring | Heoroweard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | eldest son of Healfdene ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | manuscript of Beowulf (Nowell Codex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Old Norse and other Germanic royal genealogies (for comparative studies) ⓘ |
| relative |
Halga
NERFINISHED
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Heoroweard NERFINISHED ⓘ Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInText | predecessor in the Scylding royal line ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic | Germanic heroic legend ⓘ |
| sibling |
Halga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageNameForm | Heorogār (with long ā) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInNarrative | figure from the past relative to Beowulf’s main action ⓘ |
| successionNote | did not precede Hrothgar as king in the narrative focus of Beowulf ⓘ |
| textualForm | attested only in literary sources ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionOfSource | between 8th and early 11th century ⓘ |
| workAppearsIn | Old English epic poem Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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