- In the Old
English epic poem Beowulf,
Unferth or
Hunferth is a
thegn (a retainer, servant) of the
Danish lord Hrothgar. He
appears five
times in the poem...
-
Hrunting was a
sword given to
Beowulf by
Unferth in the
ancient Old
English epic poem Beowulf.
Beowulf used it in
battle against Grendel's mother. Beowulf...
-
scholars note that
Tolkien based Wormtongue on the
untrustworthy character Unferth in Beowulf. He is presumptive,
behaving as if he
already rules Rohan, and...
- Deb Olin
Unferth (born
November 19, 1968) is an
American short story writer, novelist, and memoirist. She is the
author of the
collection of
stories Minor...
- seen in the
debate surrounding the
etymology of the Old
English character Unferth from the
heroic epic poem Beowulf.
James Turner further disagrees with...
- by a
thane named Unferth, whom
Grendel simply mocks and
refuses to fight.
Grendel awakens a few days
later to
realize that
Unferth has
followed him to...
- with Finn: the two kiss
watched by the
jealous Unferth, who also has
feelings for Ingrid. Very drunk,
Unferth provokes Finn and then Beowulf, whom he questions...
- in what, by consensus, is
described as a
swimming match.
While dining,
Unferth alludes to the
story of
their contest as a
reproach to Beowulf's impulsiveness...
- Grendel's
mother is the last of the
Water Demons. Hrothgar's adviser,
Unferth,
offers Beowulf his
sword Hrunting to slay Grendel's mother.
Beowulf and...
- his
death (including the
taking in of his
kinsmen and the
inheritance by
Unferth of Beowulf's estate),
Beowulf jumps into the lake, and
while har****ed by...
