Heorogar
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Heorogar was a Danish king who appears in the Old English poem Beowulf as the eldest son of Healfdene (halfdan), and the brother of Hroðgar (Hroar), and Halga (Helgi). The people in parentheses are personages found also in Norse sources.
Unlike Halga, Hroðgar, Healfdene, and Heorogar's son Heoroweard, Heorogar does not appear in Norse sources. However, Heorogar may explain why Heoroweard (according to Norse sources) rebelled against Hroðulf (Hrólf Kraki) and killed him. As the son of Heorogar, the eldest of Healfdene's sons, Heoroweard had greater right to the Danish throne than Hroðulf.
[edit] References
- Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925.
- Olrik, (1903) Danmarks heltedigtning I, p. 39ff.
Preceded by Healfdene |
Legendary Danish kings | Succeeded by Hroðgar |