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In Beowulf, the Swedes refer to the people from the kingdom ruled by King Hrothgar, while the Frisians are people from a coastal region in present-day northern Germany and the Netherlands. Both groups are mentioned in the poem as neighboring tribes or allies of the Geats, Beowulf's people.

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