Wealhtheow

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Wealhtheow is the Danish queen and gracious hostess in the Old English epic Beowulf, known for her wisdom, diplomacy, and ceremonial role in Heorot.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wealhtheow canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish queen ⓘ
character in Beowulf ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
queen ⓘ
appearsIn Beowulf ⓘ
associatedTheme dynastic stability ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
women’s roles in warrior societies ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Heorot ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Scylding dynasty ⓘ
culture Germanic heroic culture ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Danish ⓘ
genreContext Old English epic poetry ⓘ
house Scyldings ⓘ
linked to: Scylding dynasty
interactsWith Beowulf ⓘ
Hrothgar ⓘ
Unferth ⓘ
the Geats ⓘ
knownFor ceremonial role in Heorot ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
languageOfWork Old English ⓘ
laterMedium manuscript Nowell Codex ⓘ
linked to: Nowell Codex
literaryPeriod Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ
motherOf Hrethric ⓘ
Hrothmund ⓘ
nameInOldEnglish Wēalhþēow ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodiment of hospitality ⓘ
guardian of dynastic succession ⓘ
mediator between king and warriors ⓘ
originalMedium oral tradition ⓘ
performsAction addresses Beowulf with formal speech ⓘ
gives gifts to Beowulf ⓘ
offers mead to warriors ⓘ
urges Hrothgar to favor their sons ⓘ
portrayedAs dignified ⓘ
gracious ⓘ
politically astute ⓘ
queenOf the Danes ⓘ
linked to: Danes
roleInHeorot cup-bearer ⓘ
hostess ⓘ
peace-weaver ⓘ
spouse Hrothgar ⓘ
symbolizes courtly grace ⓘ
female authority within heroic society ⓘ
social order in the hall ⓘ
timeOfCompositionOfWork between 8th and early 11th century ⓘ
workAuthor anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hrothgar → marriedTo → Wealhtheow ⓘ
Hrothgar → spouse → Wealhtheow ⓘ
Hrothmund → mother → Wealhtheow ⓘ
Hrothmund → relative → Wealhtheow ⓘ
Freawaru → childOf → Wealhtheow ⓘ
Freawaru → hasMother → Wealhtheow ⓘ