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Legendary character from Anglo-Saxon and Norse writing
Weohstan, Wēohstān or Wīhstān (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz, meaning "sacred stone", Old Norse: Vésteinn [ˈweːˌstɛinː] and Wǣstēn) is a legendary character
Weohstan
Character in the Old English poem Beowulf
is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf
Wiglaf
Swedish clan
name) Weohstan (Swedish champion and slayer of his fugitive countryman prince Eanmund) Wiglaf (the last of the Wægmundings and son of Weohstan. He fought
Wægmunding
King of Wessex from 802 to 839
ealdorman, Æthelmund. Weohstan, a Wessex ealdorman, met him with men from Wiltshire; according to a 15th-century source, Weohstan had married Alburga,
Ecgberht,_King_of_Wessex
Old English epic poem
Scylfings Eadgils Eanmund Ohthere Onela Ongentheow Waegmundings Ecgþeow Weohstan Wiglaf Wulfings Wealhtheow Monsters Grendel Grendel's mother The Dragon
Beowulf
Leader of Wessex who ruled Wiltshire as ealdorman under kings Cynewulf and Beorhtric
Weohstan (died 802) was the ealdorman of Wiltshire, part of the kingdom of Wessex, at the beginning of the ninth century. In 802 King Beorhtric died, and
Weohstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire
Weohstan,_ealdorman_of_Wiltshire
Mythological Swedish and Norwegian royal dynasty
king of Sweden, and by extension his subject Wiglaf son of Weohstan. Wiglaf and Weohstan belonged to the family of the Wægmundings to which Beowulf and
Yngling
Swedish prince attested in ''Beowulf''
Ongentheow. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well. Eadgils, however, survived and according
Eanmund
to a Swedish invasion in which Heardred is slain. The Swedish warrior Weohstan kills Eanmund, and Beowulf can no longer refuse Hygd's offer of kingship
Hygd
Character in Beowulf
we learn that the thane Wiglaf is a Waegmunding; therefore his father Weohstan was in some way related to Ecgþeow. Howell D. Chickering, Beowulf: a Dual-Language
Ecgþeow
During the battle Heardred is killed. Eanmund is slain by his kinsman Weohstan. Heardred is succeeded by his cousin Beowulf, who avenges Eanmund by helping
Heardred
Anglo-Saxon noble
centuries. He was killed in 802 at the Battle of Kempsford by Ealdorman Weohstan and the levies of West Saxon Wiltshire. Æthelmund's predecessors had been
Æthelmund
Beowulf's breastplate. Wealhþeow – queen of the Danes; married to Hroðgar. Weohstan – the father of Wiglaf and a Swedish warrior fighting for Onela. He also
List_of_Beowulf_characters
Benedictine women's monastery in Wiltshire, England
but a 15th-century poem dates its foundation to the late 8th century by Weohstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire, and his widow Alburga is said to have been its
Wilton_Abbey
Shrine or sacred place in Germanic paganism
stanza: Wēoh is also attested in Beowulf as an element in the compound name Wēohstan (Old Norse: Vésteinn) and as an element in the word wígweorþunga, referring
Vé_(shrine)
St Mary founded by Weohstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire; nuns founded c.830 (or 773), according to tradition, by petition of Weohstan's widow, Alburga, to
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
Nordic scholar and publisher of Beowulf
Scylfings Eadgils Eanmund Ohthere Onela Ongentheow Waegmundings Ecgþeow Weohstan Wiglaf Wulfings Wealhtheow Monsters Grendel Grendel's mother The Dragon
Grímur_Jónsson_Thorkelin
Semi-legendary 6th-century battles
attack the Geats. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well. Onela returned home and Beowulf became
Swedish–Geatish_wars
Calendar year
Æthelmund, ealdorman of Hwicce, is killed during the battle by his rival Weohstan, who levies West Saxon Wiltshire. The Vikings plunder the treasures of
802
Semi-legendary Swedish king
attack the Geats. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well, after which Onela returned home. Eadgils
Onela
Semi-legendary Swedish king
during the battle, Eadgils's brother Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan, Wiglaf's father. In the following lines, Eanmund also appears as the son
Eadgils
King of Mercia from 796 to 821
Kempsford but was defeated by the men of Wiltshire under the leadership of Weohstan, also an ealdorman. Egbert may also have had a claim on the Kentish throne
Coenwulf_of_Mercia
hawk". Mentioned as Véstein's horse in Kálfsvísa at the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern. Its master Vésteinn appears as Weohstan in Beowulf. Prose Edda
List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend
List_of_named_animals_and_plants_in_Germanic_heroic_legend
Index of articles associated with the same name
Kálfsvísa (appears to be one of king Onela's warriors, and a comrade of Weohstan) Eiríks saga rauða Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka Orvar-Odd's saga (mentioned
Vífill
district had acquired a definite administrative and territorial organization. Weohstan, ealdorman of the Wilsætan, was mentioned as early as 800/802 as repelling
History_of_Wiltshire
mention a wife of Hrothgar who was an Anglo-Saxon princess. Weohstan Old English: Wēohstān or Wīhstān, Old Norse: Vésteinn PN Wīhastainaz from *wīha- meaning
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_T–Y
Topics referred to by the same term
typically refers to St. Wulfstan II. Wulfstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire (or Weohstan), died 802 Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th century merchantman and traveller Wulfstan
Wolstan
St Mary founded by Weohstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire; nuns founded c.830 (or 773), according to tradition, by petition of Weohstan's widow, Alburga, to
List of monastic houses in Wiltshire
List_of_monastic_houses_in_Wiltshire
Decade
Æthelmund, ealdorman of Hwicce, is killed during the battle by his rival Weohstan, who levies West Saxon Wiltshire. The Vikings plunder the treasures of
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American medieval literature professor (1921–1989)
doi:10.2307/3040559. JSTOR 3040559. Kaske, Robert E. (June 1960b). "Weohstan's Sword". Modern Language Notes. LXXV (6). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns
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One who breaks the enemy's rank
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Modern form of Polish Jacenty, JACEK means "hyacinth flower."
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