Beowulf - Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel; personifies all the best values of heroic culture, Ecgtheow - Beowulf’s father, Hygelac’s brother-in-law, and Hrothgar's friend, King Hygelac - Beowulf’s uncle, king of the Geats, and husband of Hygd, Wealhtheow - Wife and gracious queen of the Danes, Hrunting - Possessed great power and never failed a warrior; Given to Beowulf by Unferth, Herot - King Hrothgar’s mead hall, Grendel - Demon descended from Cain; preys on Hrothgar's warriors in the king's meadhall, The Dragon - An ancient, powerful serpent, guards a hord of treasure in a hidden mounde, Grendel's Mother - An unnamed swamp-hag; desires to avenge her son's death, Shield Sheafson - The legendary Danish king from whom Hrothgar is descended, Wiglaf - Young kinsman and successor of Beowulf who helps him in the fight against the dragon helps him in the fight against the dragon, Unferth - A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf; unable or unwilling to fight Grendel,

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