Géatland

Géatland
n (-es/-) Gautland, the land of the Gauts

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Beowulf (hero) — Beowulf (pronEng|ˈBeɪoʊwʊlf/, /ˈBeɪəwʊlf, Old English IPA2|ˈbeːo̯wʊlf) is a legendary Geatish hero and later king in the Old English epic poem named after him, the oldest surviving piece of literature in the English language.Etymology and origins …   Wikipedia

  • Beowulf — This article is about the epic poem. For the character, see Beowulf (hero). For other uses, see Beowulf (disambiguation). Beowulf first page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv …   Wikipedia

  • Götaland — (Audio|Gotaland.ogg| listen ), Gothia , Gothland [ Nuttall Encyclopædia of General Knowledge (1907)] [ [http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Volsunga/ A translation of the Völsunga saga] ] , Gothenland , Gotland [American Heritage Dictionary] ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Geats — Sweden in the 12th century before the incorporation of Finland during the 13th century.   Geats …   Wikipedia

  • Origins for Beowulf and Hrólf Kraki — Hrólf Kraki Tradition Hrólf Kraki s saga Ynglinga saga Lejre Chronicle Gesta Danorum Beowulf …   Wikipedia

  • Bödvar Bjarki — KrakiBödvar Bjarki is the hero appearing in tales of Hrólf Kraki in the Saga of Hrólf Kraki , in the Latin epitome to the lost Skjöldunga saga , and as Biarco in Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum . Some think he and the hero Beowulf in the Old… …   Wikipedia

  • Gautrekr — was a legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources, such as Gautreks saga , Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar , Bósa saga ok Herrauðs , Ynglinga saga , Nafnaþulur (part of the Prose Edda ) and Af Upplendinga konungum .He appears in different… …   Wikipedia

  • Hygd — Queen Hygd, introduced in line 1925 of the poem Beowulf , is the wife of King Hygelac of Geatland.After Beowulf defeats Grendel and Grendel s mother, he and his men returned to their native country, where they are received by Hygelac and Hygd.… …   Wikipedia

  • Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar — is a Scandinavian legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century. It has a prequel in Gautreks saga .Gautrekr was a Geatish king who descended from Odin himself. He lost his wife Alfhild and went somewhat out of his mind,… …   Wikipedia

  • Beowulf (2007 film) — Infobox Film name = Beowulf caption = Theatrical release poster director = Robert Zemeckis producer = Steve Bing Robert Zemeckis writer = Neil Gaiman Roger Avary starring = Ray Winstone Anthony Hopkins Angelina Jolie Crispin Glover Robin Wright… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”