Oct 15, 2024 · Scyld, the son of Scef, was thought to be an exemplary king. We know this because the poet states it explicitly: "þæt wæs gód cyning" (line 11), which means, "that was a good king!"

Oct 15, 2024 · Scyld is Hrothgar's ancestor - his great-grandfather. He is described as one who became great and commanded loyalty to those around him. The opening concludes with "That was a good king." As such ...

Oct 15, 2024 · Scyld Scefing is the progenitor of the Scylding royal line. Beow is his son, Helfdene is Beow's son, and Hrothgar is Helfdene's son, making Hrothgar a fourth-generation descendant of Scyld Scefing.

Oct 15, 2024 · Quick answer: Shield Sheafson, or Scyld Sheaf-Child, is an ideal warrior-king in Beowulf and is highly revered by the Danes. He is described as a great leader who commanded respect and obedience.

Like Scyld, the hero departs in a boat laden with treasure (ll. 1896-98), but he does not leave much hope behind. The Danes are first made hall-less and then are lordless in their reversion to ...

Oct 8, 2024 · Quick answer: In Beowulf, three funerals are described: first, the funeral of Beaw, a Danish prince, whose body is set on a ship to sail into the ocean; second, the funeral of Hildeberg's family ...

Oct 15, 2024 · Both of Beowulf's parents are of great, noble stock. His father is Ecgtheow, a warrior who died of old age. He helped start a blood feud, which landed him in hot water with powerful people.

The poet moves swiftly from Scyld's treasure-ship to Hrothgar's towering palace of Heorot, greatest monument to his worldly success. And at once he turns it to a blackened ruin before our eyes.

Scyld Scefing is important as the progenitor of the Scylding line, from which Hrothgar descends. Heremod is discussed as an example of an immoral figure, set in counterpoise to the virtuous Beowulf.

Scyld earned the narrator's accolade—... that was a good king! (11)—early in the prologue which ends with the universal truth of mortality and an unanswerable question. Scyld returns to the ...