Hrothgar

Hrothgar

Hrothgar (Old English: Hrōðgār [ˈr̥oːðɡɑːr]; Old Norse: Hróarr) was a semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD. Many years later, Hrothgar paid money to the Wulfings to resolve a blood feud they had with Ecgtheow, Beowulf's father. Hrothgar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics Beowulf and Widsith, in Norse sagas and poems, and in medieval Danish chronicles. In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hrothgar is a Scylding, the son of Halfdan, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hrólfr Kraki. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hrothgar has received more than 612,330 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hrothgar is the 14,233rd most popular politician (down from 13,960th in 2019).