: ON þulr ) appears to act as a royal officiant at the feast which King Hrothgar organised for the Geatish newcomers, Beowulf and his companions.

Hrothgar appears in two Anglo-Saxon poems, Beowulf and Widsith.

In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hrothgar is a Scylding, the son of Healfdene, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hroðulf.

Hrothgar, from the Old English Hroðgar, is an Anglo-Saxon form attested in Beowulf and Widsith, the earliest sources to mention the character.

In Beowulf, Hrothgar.

Old English poets often place a series of synonyms in apposition, and these may include kennings ( loosely or strictly defined ) as well as the literal referent: Hrōðgar maþelode, helm Scyldinga [...] “ Hrothgar, helm (= protector, lord ) of the Scyldings, said [...]” ( Beowulf 456 ).

Beowulf gives the fuller account of Hrothgar and how the Geatish hero Beowulf visited him to free his people from the trollish creature Grendel.

Widsith only mentions Hrothgar, Heorot, his nephew Hroðulf and their enemy Ingeld, but can complete Beowulf in some cases where Beowulf does not give enough information.

In the epic poem Beowulf, Hrothgar is mentioned as the builder of the great hall Heorot, and ruler of Denmark when the Geatish hero Beowulf arrives to defeat the monster Grendel.

When Hrothgar is first introduced in Beowulf, it is explained that he was the second of four children of King Healfdene: he had an older brother, Heorogar, who was king before him ; a younger brother Halga ; and a sister, who was married to the king of Sweden.

When Beowulf leads his men to Denmark, he speaks of Hrothgar to both a coast-guard and to Hrothgar's herald: he calls Hrothgar a " famed king ", " famed warrior ", and " protector of the Scyldings " ( the ruling clan ), and describes him as " old and good.

When Beowulf defeats Grendel, Hrothgar rewards Beowulf and his men with great treasures, showing his gratitude and open-handedness.

When Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf, he recalls his friendship with Beowulf's family.

Hrothgar thanks God for Beowulf's arrival and victory over Grendel, and swears to love Beowulf like a son.

( Since Hrothgar is an old man at this time — he tells Beowulf he has been king for " fifty winters "— and Wealhþeow's two sons are not yet grown, it seems likely that Wealhþeow is much younger than Hrothgar, and may not be his first wife.

Hrothgar is plunged into gloom and near-despair after Grendel's mother attacks the hall and kills Hrothgar's best friend and closest advisor ; but when Beowulf advises him not to despair, and that " it is better to avenge our friends than to mourn overmuch ", Hrothgar leaps to his feet and thanks God for Beowulf's wise words, and leads the Danes and Geats out to attack the small lake ( mere ) where Grendel's mother lives.

After Beowulf defeats Grendel's mother, Hrothgar rewards him again, and then preaches a sermon in which he warns Beowulf to beware of arrogance and forgetfulness of God.

When Beowulf reports on his adventure to his lord Hygelac, he mentions that Hrothgar also had a daughter, Freawaru ; it is not clear whether Freawaru was also the daughter of Wealhþeow or was born of an earlier marriage.

Fred C. Robinson is also convinced by this identification: " Hrothgar ( and later Hrothulf ) ruled from a royal settlement whose present location can with fair confidence be fixed as the modern Danish village of Leire, the actual location of Heorot.

Wealhþeow has also been examined as a representative of Hrothgar ’ s kingdom and prestige and a fundamental component to the functioning of his court.

* Professor Kentarō Gō / Prince La Gour ( Doctor Ned Armstrong / Baron Hrothgar ) is the father of the three Gō brothers and also of the Boazanian attack force leader, Prince Heinel ; making Prince Heinel a half-brother of the three Gō brothers.

Hrothgar (; ) was a legendary Danish king, living in the early 6th century.

In addition, Beowulf ’ s defeat of Grendel prompts the Danish king Hrothgar to bestow upon him many gifts consisting of weapons ; this further emphasizes the importance of weaponry to such a society.

The Danish king Hrothgar paid the wergild and had Ecgþeow swear an oath.

Even when defenseless of weapons the Danes would be Gar-Dene ( as their king is Hrothgar ) and Priam would be EUMMELIHS.

The next night, after celebrating Grendel's death, Hrothgar and his men sleep in Heorot.

The first section of the poem, ( the first fitt ), helps the poet illustrate the settings of the poem by introducing Hrothgar ’ s lineage.

He returns to Heorot, where he is given many gifts by an even more grateful Hrothgar.

The poem further tells that Hrothgar was " given victory in war " and so his kinsmen eagerly followed him.

The poet says that Hrothgar is so generous that " no man could fault him, who wished to speak the truth.

Hrothgar was married to a woman named Wealhþeow, who was a Helming, probably defining her as a relative of Helm, the ruler of the Wulfings.

Wealhþeow has borne Hrothgar two sons, Hreðric and Hroðmund, and Hroðulf is to be regent if Hrothgar dies before his sons are grown.

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