Hreðel

Hreðel

Hreðel, or Hrethel, Proto-Norse *"Hrōþilaz" or *"Hrōþila" [http://www.sofi.se/SOFIU/lup/urnord.pdf] , was the king of the Geats, in "Beowulf". He was the maternal grandson or maternal nephew of Swerting and he had three sons Hæþcyn, Herebeald and Hygelac. He also had a daughter who married Ecgþeow and had the son Beowulf.

Hreðel died of grief when his oldest son Herebeald was killed by his own brother Hæþcyn in a hunting accident, a death that could not be avenged. He was succeeded by Hæþcyn.


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