 Origins for Beowulf and Hrólf Kraki - Character alignments: Encyclopedia II - Origins for Beowulf and Hrólf Kraki - Character alignmentsThere are several characters in Beowulf that match to a large extent characters known from other ancient northern tales and sagas.
A common identification is that Hrólf Kraki is the same as the character Hroðulf (Hroðgar's nephew) in Beowulf. There seems to be some foreshadowing in Beowulf that Hroðulf will attempt to usurp the throne from Hroðgar's sons Hreðric and Hroðmund, a deed that also seems to be referred to in Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum (Book 2), where we find: "... our king, who laid l ...
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