Beowulf-Principal Characters

Principal Characters

• Beowulf-Geatish hero, kills Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon; main character of the book
• Grendel-demon/monster that terrorizes Hrothgar's kingdom for many years; killed by Beowulf
• Hrothgar-king of the Danes, awards Beowulf with treasure, has lost many people to Grendel and has suffered from this
• Unferth-Danish Warrior, jealous of Beowulf, but later realizes that he is inferior to Beowulf
  
• Wiglaf-helps Beowulf fight the dragon, very loyal to Beowulf; proves himself to be worhty of taking Beowulf's place as king
• Welthow-Hrothgar's queen; she is wise
• Grendel's mother-another demon/monster that resides in the swamplands; is also killed by Beowulf