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Hrothgar meaning

A semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century CE.

Using Hrothgar

  • The main meaning on this page is: A semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century CE.

Context around Hrothgar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

assist 1× lord 1× death 1×

Often after:

calling 1× upon 1× beowulf 1× turns 1×

Sentence patterns with Hrothgar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

describes how hrothgar s legendary 1× hears of hrothgar s troubles 1× his lord hrothgar 1× hrothgar beowulf and 1× just like hrothgar calling upon 1× s death hrothgar turns to 1× story of hrothgar who constructed 1× them to hrothgar upon his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

beowulf a young 1× carrying the hilt 1× first battle grendel 1× he argues that 1× hrothgar beowulf and 1× the old monks 1×

Common sentence endings:

a noble family 1× and his warriors 1× calling upon beowulf 1× his lord hrothgar 1× in the poem 1× return to heorot 1×

Words around Hrothgar

Just before it in the word index:

hronom 2 hronis 2 hronek 8 hromadske 3 hrmis 2 hrm 30

Just after it in the word index:

hroza 6 hrp 17 hrpp 3 hrpps 2 hrps 2 hrrr 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Hrothgar

  • In this selection, "hrothgar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, assist, lord, death, calling, upon and beowulf stand out and add context to how "hrothgar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include describes how hrothgar s legendary and hears of hrothgar s troubles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hrothgar" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hrothgar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The old monks summon the Dovahkiin for a quest, just like Hrothgar calling upon Beowulf. (15 words)

Hrothgar, Beowulf and their men track Grendel's mother to her lair under a lake. (15 words)

Carrying the hilt of the sword and Grendel's head, he presents them to Hrothgar upon his return to Heorot. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

With Aeschere's death, Hrothgar turns to Beowulf as his new "arm."sfn In addition, Greenfield argues the foot is used for the opposite effect, only appearing four times in the poem. (32 words)

He argues that the term "shoulder-companion" could refer to both a physical arm as well as a thane (Aeschere) who was very valuable to his lord (Hrothgar). (28 words)

Beowulf, a young warrior from Geatland, hears of Hrothgar's troubles and with his king's permission leaves his homeland to assist Hrothgar. (23 words)

Example sentences (8)

Beowulf, a young warrior from Geatland, hears of Hrothgar's troubles and with his king's permission leaves his homeland to assist Hrothgar.

The old monks summon the Dovahkiin for a quest, just like Hrothgar calling upon Beowulf.

Carrying the hilt of the sword and Grendel's head, he presents them to Hrothgar upon his return to Heorot.

First battle: Grendel Beowulf begins with the story of Hrothgar, who constructed the great hall Heorot for himself and his warriors.

He argues that the term "shoulder-companion" could refer to both a physical arm as well as a thane (Aeschere) who was very valuable to his lord (Hrothgar).

Hrothgar, Beowulf and their men track Grendel's mother to her lair under a lake.

This passage describes how Hrothgar 's legendary ancestor Scyld was found as a baby, washed ashore, and adopted by a noble family.

With Aeschere's death, Hrothgar turns to Beowulf as his new "arm."sfn In addition, Greenfield argues the foot is used for the opposite effect, only appearing four times in the poem.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hrothgar" in a sentence?
An example: "Beowulf, a young warrior from Geatland, hears of Hrothgar's troubles and with his king's permission leaves his homeland to assist Hrothgar." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hrothgar" from authentic English texts.
What does "hrothgar" mean?
Hrothgar means: A semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century CE.
How many example sentences with "hrothgar" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "hrothgar", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.