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He was called Wiglaf, son of Weohstan, a much loved shield-warrior, a Scylfing prince, kinsman of Ælfhere.
The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964
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Wiglaf, one of his soldiers, comes to his rescue and stabs the dragon in the stomach, killing its ability to make fire.
“Beowulf: A New Verse Translation” by Seamus Heaney (Norton, 2000) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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Wiglaf, one of his soldiers, comes to his rescue and stabs the dragon in the stomach, killing its ability to make fire.
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Essentially, Katz begins from an idea that, as Beowulf and Wiglaf are related through the Waegmunding line, perhaps there was what he calls a “genetic kink” that allowed Beowulf to perform all his feats.
Saving Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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Wiglaf hears the story of Beowulf from his grandfather – Aelfhere.
Saving Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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An abbey was founded there and two Anglo-Saxon kings, Ethelbald and Wiglaf, were buried in the crypt, before the Vikings sailed down the Trent and destroyed the abbey in 873.
Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010
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Essentially, Katz begins from an idea that, as Beowulf and Wiglaf are related through the Waegmunding line, perhaps there was what he calls a “genetic kink” that allowed Beowulf to perform all his feats.
Archive 2008-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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“Of men he was mildest and most generous,” sang Wiglaf with the rest.
Archive 2008-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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Wiglaf, then, is given the gift of “true sight” – which would of course account for his “vision” at the end of the poem.
Saving Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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Wiglaf hears the story of Beowulf from his grandfather – Aelfhere.
Archive 2008-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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