Wealhtheow (also rendered Wealhþēow or Wealthow; Old English: Ƿealhþēoƿ [ˈwæɑɫxθeːow]) is a queen of the Danes in the Old English poem Beowulf, first introduced in line 612. …

Wealhtheow highlights the gender roles inherent in Beowulf’s warrior culture. She is celebrated throughout the epic for being the ideal woman—she is attractive, gracious in bearing and …

Wealhtheow is one of the few women named in Beowulf, and she is the only woman with a substantial speaking part. Her role as queen is largely ceremonial. The poet describes her first …

Wealhtheow is a peace-weaver and takes an active role in diplomacy, generously presenting Beowulf with a valuable gold collar and asking him to serve as counselor to her sons. The role …

Wealhþeow, often written as Wealhtheow, is a minor character in the epic poem Beowulf. The text describes her as “adorned in gold” and “decked out in rings”. There are many scholarly …

Wealhtheow is the wife of King Hrothgar and queen of the Spear-Danes. Her purpose in marrying Hrothgar was to act as a peace-weaver, uniting two clans in peace with each other.

May 4, 2017 · First, we met Wealtheow, the queen of the Danes. She was a woman who came from a group that Hrothgar or his family must have enslaved, based on her name. Despite …

Wealhtheow is a strong, intelligent character, shown to be both shrewd and competent in her duties as peace-weaver and hostess, and plays a pivotal role in the narrative. Grendel’s …

In Beowulf, Wealhtheow is Hrothgar’s queen and the mother of his two sons. She is offered as a wife to king Hrothgar in order to promote peace among the two tribes, the Helmings and …

Sep 1, 2022 · This excerpt is part of Wealhtheow’s speech to Beowulf, following his fight against Grendel. Beowulf has already been recompensed with treasures as his hero’s reward. Now …