Hygelac- Germanic HeroHero"King of the Geats"
Also known as: Hugleikr and Chlochilaicus
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Description
King of the Geats and Beowulf's uncle and lord in the Old English epic. Hygelac's death in a raid against the Frisians, one of the few events in Beowulf corroborated by historical sources, set in motion Beowulf's eventual rise to the Geatish throne.
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