Hrunting
Sign in to saveHrunting was a sword given to Beowulf by Unferth in the ancient Old English epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf used it in battle against Grendel's mother.
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5 sectionsContents
- Hrunting's significance
- Symbolism of Hrunting
- Hrunting's failure
- See also
- References
Hrunting was a sword given to Beowulf by Unferth in the ancient Old English epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf used it in battle against Grendel's mother.
Beowulf is described receiving the sword in lines 1455–1458:
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