HROTHGAR'S EMPIRE: OLD ENGLISH INGWINE AND SCANDINAVIAN PAGANISM.

The article analyses the significance of the term Ingwine in Beowulf, arguing that it reflects Hrothgar's authority over multiple Germanic peoples united by the cult of Ing rather than merely the Danes. Topics include linguistic and historical parallels with the Ynglingar and Ingvaeones; textual evi...

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Published in:	Medium Aevum Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Main Author:	NEIDORF, LEONARD
Format:	Article
Published:	Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature 2025
Subjects:	Beowulf Ethnological names Old English poetry Old English literature Christian poetry
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