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Freawaru
Freawaru, introduced in l. 2020 of the poem "Beowulf", is the daughter of King Hroðgar and Queen Wealhþeow.
Freawaru is a "freoðuwebbe" or peace-weaver (an important concept in the poem) who is married to Ingeld, King of the Heaðobards and son of Froda . This marriage was created as a means of ending a feud between the two kingdoms (due to the murder of Froda by the Danes). It was an unsuccessful attempt to end the feud. An old warrior urged
conflict with the Saxons, where the Danes take the place of the Heaðobards.
"Beowulf".
In "Beowulf", the Heaðobards are involved in a war with the Danes. When Beowulf reports on his adventure in Denmark to his king Hygelac, he mentions that Hroðgar had a daughter, Freawaru. Since Froda had been killed by the Danes, Hroðgar sent Freawaru to marry Ingeld, in an unsuccessful attempt to end the feud. An old warrior urged the Heaðobards to revenge, and Beowulf predicts to Hygelac that Ingeld