526 - 620 (94 years)| Name | Hroar Halfdansson [1, 2] | |
| Title | King of Denmark | |
| Birth | 526 | Roskilde, Denmark  [1] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Occupation | In the epic poem Beowulf, Hrothgar is mentioned as the builder of the great hall Herot, and ruler of Denmark when the Geatish hero Beowulf arrives to defeat the monster Grendel [2] | |
| Death | 620 | Northumberland, England [1] |
| Person ID | I7986 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | King of Denmark Halfdan Frodasson, b. 503, Denmark d. 580, Denmark (Age 77 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Sigris Danemark, b. 505 d. 528, Jelling, Vejle, Denmark (Age 23 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F3118 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Queen of Denmark Wealhtheow, b. Apr 530, Northumberland, England d. 630, Denmark (Age 99 years) | |||
| Marriage | Abt 547 [2] | |||
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| Family ID | F2763 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Old World | | _Hrothgar Hrothgar was a semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century. Hrothgar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics Beowulf and Widsith, in Norse sagas and poems, and in medieval Danish chronicles. In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hrothgar is a Scylding, the son of Halfdan, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hrólfr… |
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