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Grendles mōdor (Grendeles mōdor 2118, 2139), Grendel’s mother or dam, the slaying of whom is Beowulf’s second great exploit. See Argument. She is sometimes spoken of as a male, sometimes as a female; cf. ll. 1260, 1379, 1392, 1394, 1497, 2136 with 1292 ff., 1339, 1504 ff., 1541 ff.
Gūð-Gēatas, 1538, War-Geats ; see Gēatas.
Gūðlāf, 1148, a Danish warrior under Hnæf and Hengest. See Finn.
Gūð-Scilfingas, 2927, War-Scylfings; see Scylfingas.
Hæreð, 1929, 1981, the father of Hygd, Hygelac’s wife.
Hǣðcyn (Hæðcen 2925, dat. Hǣðcynne 2482), second son of Hrethel, king of the Geats. He accidentally kills his elder brother Herebeald with a bow and arrow during his father’s lifetime (2435 ff.); succeeds to the throne at his father’s death (2483), but falls in battle at Ravenswood at the hand of the Swedish king Ongentheow (2923 ff.).
Hālga, 61, “the good” (til), younger brother of Hrothgar. He is thought to be the father of Hrothulf (1017, etc.), because he is identified with the historical Helgi, the father of Rolf Kraki (=Hrothulf).
Hāma, 1198; see Brōsinga mene.
Healfdene, 57, king of the Danes, son of Beowulf the Scylding, and father of Hrothgar, “the son of Healfdene” (189, etc.).
Healf-Dene, Half-Danes, the tribe to which Hnæf belongs ; see l. 1069.
Heardrēd, son of Hygelac and Hygd. While still under age (2370) he succeeds his father as king of the Geats, so that Beowulf for a time acts as his counsellor and protector (2377). He is slain by Onela (2200 if., 2385 ff.).
Heaðo-Beardan (gen. Heaðo-Beardna 2032 etc.), Heathobards, Lombards, the tribe to which Ingeld (q. v.) belongs.
Heaðolāf, 460, a warrior of the Wylfings, slain by Ecgtheow, the father of Beowulf.
Heatðo-Rǣmas, 519, Heathoremes, the people on whose shores Breca is cast after his swimming-match with Beowulf.
Heaðo-Scilflngas (gen. sg. Heaðo-Scilfingas 63), 2205, Battle-Scylfings; see Scylfingas.
Helmingas, 620, Helmings. Hrothgar’s queen, Wealhtheow, is “a woman of the Helmings.”
Hemming, 1944, 1961. “Kinsman of Hemming” describes both Offa (q. v.) and his son Eomær.
Hengest, 1083, 1091, took command of the Danes after Hnæf’s fall. See Finn.
Heorogār (Heregār 467, Hiorogār 2158), 61, eldest son of Healfdene, and elder brother of Hrothgar (468). He did not leave his armour to his
