Äsc-here, confidential adviser of King Hrôðgâr ([1326]), older brother of Yrmenlâf ([1325]), killed by Grendel's mother, [1295], [1324], [2123].
Bân-stân, father of Breca, [524].
Beó-wulf, son of Scyld, king of the Danes, [18], [19]. After the death of his father, he succeeds to the throne of the Scyldings, [53]. His son is Healfdene, [57].
Beó-wulf (Biówulf, [1988], [2390]; gen. Beówulfes, [857], etc., Biówulfes, [2195], [2808], etc.; dat. Beówulfe, [610], etc., Biówulfe, [2325], [2843]), of the race of the Geátas. His father is the Wægmunding Ecgþeów ([263], etc.); his mother a daughter of Hrêðel, king of the Geátas ([374]), at whose court he is brought up after his seventh year with Hrêðel's sons, Herebeald, Hæðcyn, and Hygelâc, [2429] ff. In his youth lazy and unapt ([2184] f., [2188] f.); as man he attains in the gripe of his hand the strength of thirty men, [379]. Hence his victories in his combats with bare hands ([711] ff., [2502] ff.), while fate denies him the victory in the battle with swords, [2683] f. His swimming-match with Breca in his youth, [506] ff. Goes with fourteen Geátas to the assistance of the Danish king, Hrôðgâr, against Grendel, [198] ff. His combat with Grendel, and his victory, [711] ff., [819] ff. He is, in consequence, presented with rich gifts by Hrôðgâr, [1021] ff. His combat with Grendel's mother, [1442] ff. Having again received gifts, he leaves Hrôðgâr ([1818-1888]), and returns to Hygelâc, [1964] ff.—After Hygelâc's last battle and death, he flees alone across the sea, [2360] f. In this battle he crushes Däghrefn, one of the Hûgas, to death, [2502] f. He rejects at the same time Hygelâc's kingdom and the hand of his widow ([2370] ff.), but carries on the government as guardian of the young Heardrêd, son of Hygelâc, [2378] ff. After Heardrêd's death, the kingdom falls to Beówulf, [2208], [2390].—Afterwards, on an expedition to avenge the murdered Heardrêd, he kills the Scylfing, Eádgils ([2397]), and probably conquers his country. —His fight with the drake, [2539] ff. His death, [2818]. His burial, [3135] ff.
Breca (acc. Brecan, [506], [531]), son of Beánstân, [524]. Chief of the Brondings, [521]. His swimming-match with Beówulf, [506] ff.
Brondingas (gen. Brondinga, [521]), Breca, their chief, [521].
Brosinga mene, corrupted from, or according to Müllenhoff, written by mistake for, Breosinga mene (O.N., Brisinga men, cf. Haupts Zeitschr. XII. 304), collar, which the Brisingas once possessed.
Cain (gen. Caines, [107]): descended from him are Grendel and his kin, [107], [1262] ff.
Däg-hrefn (dat. Däghrefne, [2502]), a warrior of the Hûgas, who, according to [2504-5], compared with [1203], and with [1208], seems to have been the slayer of King Hygelâc, in his battle against the allied Franks, Frisians, and Hûgas. Is crushed to death by Beówulf in a hand-to-hand combat, [2502] ff.
Dene (gen. Dena, [242], etc., Denia, [2126], Deniga, [271], etc.; dat. Denum, [768], etc.), as subjects of Scyld and his descendants, they are also called Scyldings; and after the first king of the East Danes, Ing (Runenlied, [22]), Ing-wine, [1045], [1320]. They are also once called Hrêðmen, [445]. On account of their renowned warlike character, they bore the names Gâr-Dene, [1], [1857], Hring-Dene (Armor-Danes), [116], [1280], Beorht-Dene, [427], [610]. The great extent of this people is indicated by their names from the four quarters of the heavens: Eást-Dene, [392], [617], etc., West-Dene, [383], [1579], Sûð-Dene, [463], Norð-Dene, [784].—Their dwelling-place "in Scedelandum," [19], "on Scedenigge," [1687], "be sæm tweónum," [1686].