They are mentioned in both Beowulf and in Widsith, where they are in conflict with the Danes. However, in the Norse tradition the Heaðobards had apparently been forgotten and the conflict is instead rendered as a family feud,[2] or as a conflict with the Saxons, where the Danes take the place of the Heaðobards.[3]
Beowulf
In Beowulf, the Heaðobards are involved in a war with the Danes. When Beowulf reports on his adventure in Denmark to his king Hygelac, he mentions that Hroðgar had a daughter, Freawaru.[4] Since Froda had been killed by the Danes, Hroðgar sent Freawaru to marry Ingeld, in an unsuccessful attempt to end the feud.[5]An old warrior urged the Heaðobards to revenge,[6] and Beowulf predicts to Hygelac that Ingeld will turn against his father-in-law Hroðgar.[7] In a version given in the Danish chronicle Gesta Danorum, the old warrior appears as Starkad, and he succeeded in making Ingeld divorce his bride and in turning him against her family.[3] Earlier in the Beowulf poem, the poet tells us that the hall Heorot was eventually destroyed by fire,[8] see quote (Gummere's translation[9]):
Sele hlīfade
hēah and horn-gēap: heaðo-wylma bād,
lāðan līges; ne wæs hit lenge þā gēn
þæt se ecg-hete āðum-swerian
æfter wæl-nīðe wæcnan scolde.
....there towered the hall,
high, gabled wide, the hot surge waiting
of furious flame. Nor far was that day
when father and son-in-law stood in feud
for warfare and hatred that woke again.
It is tempting to interpret the new war with Ingeld as leading to the burning of the hall of Heorot, as Sophus Bugge did,[1] but the poem separates the two events (by a ne wæs hit lenge þā meaning "nor far way was that day when", in Gummere's translation).
Widsith
Whereas Beowulf never dwells on the outcome of the battle with Ingeld, the possibly older poem Widsith refers to Hroðgar and Hroðulf defeating the Heaðobards at Heorot:[10]
heaðobards, needs, english, heaðubeardan, german, headubarden, beards, were, possibly, branch, langobards, their, name, preserved, toponym, bardengau, lower, saxony, germany, mention, beowulf, they, mentioned, both, beowulf, widsith, where, they, conflict, wit. The Headobards needs IPA Old English Headubeardan Old Low German Headubarden war beards were possibly a branch of the Langobards 1 and their name may be preserved in toponym Bardengau in Lower Saxony Germany 1 A mention of Headobards in the Beowulf They are mentioned in both Beowulf and in Widsith where they are in conflict with the Danes However in the Norse tradition the Headobards had apparently been forgotten and the conflict is instead rendered as a family feud 2 or as a conflict with the Saxons where the Danes take the place of the Headobards 3 Beowulf EditIn Beowulf the Headobards are involved in a war with the Danes When Beowulf reports on his adventure in Denmark to his king Hygelac he mentions that Hrodgar had a daughter Freawaru 4 Since Froda had been killed by the Danes Hrodgar sent Freawaru to marry Ingeld in an unsuccessful attempt to end the feud 5 An old warrior urged the Headobards to revenge 6 and Beowulf predicts to Hygelac that Ingeld will turn against his father in law Hrodgar 7 In a version given in the Danish chronicle Gesta Danorum the old warrior appears as Starkad and he succeeded in making Ingeld divorce his bride and in turning him against her family 3 Earlier in the Beowulf poem the poet tells us that the hall Heorot was eventually destroyed by fire 8 see quote Gummere s translation 9 Sele hlifade heah and horn geap heado wylma bad ladan liges ne waes hit lenge tha gen thaet se ecg hete adum swerian aefter wael nide waecnan scolde there towered the hall high gabled wide the hot surge waiting of furious flame Nor far was that day when father and son in law stood in feud for warfare and hatred that woke again It is tempting to interpret the new war with Ingeld as leading to the burning of the hall of Heorot as Sophus Bugge did 1 but the poem separates the two events by a ne waes hit lenge tha meaning nor far way was that day when in Gummere s translation Widsith EditWhereas Beowulf never dwells on the outcome of the battle with Ingeld the possibly older poem Widsith refers to Hrodgar and Hrodulf defeating the Headobards at Heorot 10 Hrothwulf ond Hrodgar heoldon lengest sibbe aetsomne suhtorfaedran siththan hy forwraecon wicinga cynn ond Ingeldes ord forbigdan forheowan aet Heorote Headobeardna thrym Hrodulf and Hrodgar held the longest peace together uncle and nephew since they repulsed the Viking kin hewn at Heorot Headobards fame and Ingeld to the spear point made bow References Edit a b c The article Hadubarder in Nordisk familjebok 1909 The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf by Olson 1916 at Project Gutenberg a b The article Starkad in Nordisk familjebok 1909 Lines 2000 2069 Lines 2027 2028 Lines 2042 2067 Lines 2067 2069 Lines 80 85 Modern English translation by Francis Barton Gummere Lines 45 49 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Headobards amp oldid 1103581024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
