Eofor (Proto-Norse *Eburaz[1]), son of Wonred, was a Geatish warrior in Beowulf. When the Swedes invaded Geatland (Götaland), the Geatish kingHæþcyn was killed by the Swedish king Ongenþeow. Hygelac, who became the new king, sent Eofor and his brother Wulf to fight against the hoary-bearded Swedish king. During the fight Wulf was severely wounded, but Eofor slew Ongenþeow and carried Ongenþeow's arms to Hygelac. Eofor and Wulf were not only richly recompensed, but Eofor was given the greatest possible gift for his service, the daughter of Hygelac.
It is widely agreed that Ongenþeow is identical to King Egil (also Angantyr) in the Ynglingasaga. In this saga, Egil is killed by a bull, which likely originates from a mistranslation of the Ynglingatal, where he was killed by a boar. As such, it's possible that this means that the name Eofor was misinterpreted in later stories as a literal boar that killed the king of the Swedes.
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^The relationship between Swerting and Hreðel is not clear from the poem. He may also have been his father, or his brother-in-law.
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eofor, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2010, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Eofor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eofor Proto Norse Eburaz 1 son of Wonred was a Geatish warrior in Beowulf When the Swedes invaded Geatland Gotaland the Geatish king Haethcyn was killed by the Swedish king Ongentheow Hygelac who became the new king sent Eofor and his brother Wulf to fight against the hoary bearded Swedish king During the fight Wulf was severely wounded but Eofor slew Ongentheow and carried Ongentheow s arms to Hygelac Eofor and Wulf were not only richly recompensed but Eofor was given the greatest possible gift for his service the daughter of Hygelac J R R Tolkien who studied Beowulf intensively used the name Eofor as the name of a prince of a warrior people in the background history for The Lord of the Rings Eofor is Old English for boar It is widely agreed that Ongentheow is identical to King Egil also Angantyr in the Ynglingasaga In this saga Egil is killed by a bull which likely originates from a mistranslation of the Ynglingatal where he was killed by a boar As such it s possible that this means that the name Eofor was misinterpreted in later stories as a literal boar that killed the king of the Swedes References Edit Archived copy PDF www sofi se Archived from the original PDF on 12 June 2004 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link HrethlingsSwerting i daughterHredelHerebealdHaethcynHygelacdaughterEcgtheowHygdBeowulfHeardreddaughterEoforNotes The relationship between Swerting and Hredel is not clear from the poem He may also have been his father or his brother in law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eofor amp oldid 1065303136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
