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bigkam
bigkam
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High School - 12th Grade

Who is the king of the danes in the story Beowulf?

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Posted by bigkam on Wednesday September 2, 2009 at 12:57 PM and tagged with beowulf, character, heremod, king of danes, literature, scyld.

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  1. slchanmo1885
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    The evil King of the Danes is Heremod, who is very cruel and tyrannical. He murders the people who support him, and his subjects banish him. Beowulf is contrasted against Heremod in the story, which uses Heremod as a juxtaposition of evil, whereas Beowulf is good and heroic. Heremod is also the father of Scyld, who becomes another King of the Danes. 

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    Posted by slchanmo1885 on Wednesday September 2, 2009 at 1:14 PM