Battle-Scylfings Swedes. The Geats have a long feud with the Scylfings.
Hereric Queen Hygd's brother.
swift roan Horses played an important role among the royalty, but most of the fighting was executed on foot.
dawn-scorcher, flame-snake, the worm epithets for the dragon.
Ruler's favor God's preference. Sometimes God and wyrd are virtually interchangeable in the poem, possibly the result of Christian substitution.
Frisia Hygelac was killed in an apparently ill-conceived battle with the western Frisians (allies of the Franks), not by King Finn's people of the Finnsburh episode. Hygelac's death (c. 520 AD) is one historical event in the epic; it was recorded by Saint Gregory of Tours in his Historia Francorum.
Hetware technically, the Chattuarii; here indistinguishable from Frisians; joined with Franks against Hygelac.
Ongentheow Scylfings' (Swedes') king killed by Hygelac's warriors Wulf and Eofor.
Ohthere and Onela Ongentheow's sons, Swedes. Onela killed Geat King Heardred.
Eadgils and Eanmund Ohthere's sons, Swedes. They had a feud with their uncle, Onela, and were temporarily sheltered by Heardred. Eadgils, supplied by Beowulf, later killed Onela.
