Hnæf
Sign in to saveHnæf son of Hoc is a prince mentioned in the Old English poems Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment. According to the listing of tribes in the poem Widsith (10th century), Hnæf ruled the Hocings. Hoc is called Hoc Healfdene, suggesting a partly Danish ancestry.
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Vinony files it under Characters in Beowulf, English heroic legends and Legendary Danish people.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- human
- Part of
- Norse mythology
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Occupation
- ruler
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- date of death
- 0450-00-00
- date of birth
- 0401-00-00
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- Beowulf
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Hnæf son of Hoc is a prince mentioned in the Old English poems Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment. According to the listing of tribes in the poem Widsith (10th century), Hnæf ruled the Hocings. Hoc is called Hoc Healfdene, suggesting a partly Danish ancestry.
According to the narrative, Hnæf was the brother of Hildeburh and brother-in-law of Finn, who ruled the Frisians and was killed during a Danish expedition to Frisian territory.
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