What is Hroðgar?
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2025}} '''Hroðgar''' ([[Modern English]]: '''Hrothgar''') is a character in the epic [[Beowulf]]. He is the king of [[Denmark]] and in the poem, his kingdom is under attack from the monster [[Grendel]]. When the warrior [[Beowulf (hero)|Beowulf]] arrives, he battles and slays the monster when he attacks the king's mead hall [[Heorot]]. After a night of celebrating, Grendel's mother attacks in retaliation for her son's death. Beowulf tracks her down to her lair and slays her, after which he returns to his native Geatland. Nothing is stated about Hrothgar after these events, but he presumably passes away. {{Stub}} [[Category:Germanic mythology]]