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Hrothgar is the King of the Danes that is helped by Beowulf, But he is descended from Scyld Sceafing. The term Danes come from the term Scyldings or Scyld danes. So the first Ruler of the Danes was Scyld Sceafing. The second was his son Beowulf the Dane.
The king of the Danes. He was the first liberator in the poem which foreshadows the hero in Beowulf.
Higloc, king of the Geats and Beowulf's uncle.
Scyld was the great-grandfather of Hrothgar, who was the king of the Danes in the epic poem Beowulf.
Scyld, the great-grandfather of Hrothgar, was the legendary king of the Danes. He is described in the Old English epic poem "Beowulf" as the founder of the Danish royal lineage.
wife of the king of the Danes
The main kings mentioned in Beowulf are Hrothgar, king of the Danes, and Beowulf, prince of the Geats who later becomes king. Other kings mentioned include Hygelac, Beowulf's uncle and king of the Geats, and Hrethel, Hygelac's father.
Beowulf was from Geatland (in modern day Sweden)
Beowulf have aved the Danes because his father had an unpaid debt to Hrothgar the king of Danes that saved his life before Beowulf was born, and because his father died he deeated Grendel to pay his father's debt
The man-ruler referred to in Beowulf is King Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes.
The king of the Danes. He was the first liberator in the poem which foreshadows the hero in Beowulf.
Hrothgar, king of the Danes, is a prime example of a great king. He also foreshadows Beowulf`s death in the Hall of Heorot, the story's most important speech. See the related links section below for an analysis of the speech.