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Eomer

single tradition · 1

Beowulf makes Offa father of Eomer, while in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies he is Eomer's grandfather, via an intermediate named Angeltheow, Angelgeot, or perhaps Ongengeat (the Origon of Historia Brittonum being an apparent misreading of Ongon-).

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 1100
Historical notes
Appears in Beowulf.

Relationships

co occurs with
Ongenþeow, Wōden, Wiglek, Wermund, Uffa
parent of
Icel
child of
Offa

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies

Source passages

“Beowulf makes Offa father of Eomer, while in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies he is Eomer's grandfather, via an intermediate named Angeltheow, Angelgeot, or perhaps Ongengeat (the Origon of Historia Brittonum being an apparent misreading of Ongon-).”

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