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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.

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