Halga
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Halga is a legendary Danish prince from the Old English epic Beowulf, known as one of the Scylding royal brothers.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scylding
ⓘ
character in Beowulf ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological prince ⓘ |
| ancestor | Scyld Scefing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Beowulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chronicon Lethrense NERFINISHED ⓘ Gesta Danorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Skjöldunga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| culture | Danish ⓘ |
| deathStatus | died ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Healfdene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfSources |
epic poetry
ⓘ
legendary saga ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| grandfather | Beow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | kinship and dynastic succession ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Scandinavian royal legends ⓘ |
| languageOfAttestation | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | legendary rather than historical ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Old English epic poetry ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Halga the Good
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helgi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Danish royal line in Germanic legend
ⓘ
being one of the Scylding royal brothers in Beowulf ⓘ |
| position | Danish prince ⓘ |
| possibleFatherOf | Hrothulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hrolf Kraki legends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Beow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Healfdene NERFINISHED ⓘ Heorogar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hrothulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Scyld Scefing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | member of the Scylding royal family ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Scylding dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Heorogar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hrothgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Anglo-Saxon literature
ⓘ
Norse literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | legendary pre-Viking Age ⓘ |
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