Wealhtheow
Hygelac
(Hrothgar’s
wife)
Hrothgar
(King of the Danes
whose mead hall and
men are menaced by
Grendel)
Unferth
(Hrothgar’s
retainer)
to
(Kingmarried
of
the Geats)
Heardred
(Son of Hygelac
and Hugs, who
becomes king after
his father’s
death)
Hygd
supports
faithfully until
his death
helps
(Hygelac’s
wife)
Beowulf
kills
Grendel
(Mighty warrior
who later becomes
King of the Geats)
(Descendent of Cain
who terrorizes
kills and eats Heorot)
son of
support
kills
supports in his
last battle
killed and
is mortally
wounded by
(Young thane who
remains loyal to
Beowulf and later
becomes King of the
Geats)
Danes
(Hrothgar’s
thanes)
Grendel’s mother
(A formidable for
who seeks revenge
for her son’s
death)
Wiglaf
Dragon
(Angered by a theft
from his treasure
trove, he plagues
the later years of
Beowulf’s reign)
CHARACTER MAP OF BEOWULF