Unferth’s challenge to Beowulf’s honor differentiates him from Beowulf and helps to reveal some of the subtleties of the heroic code that the warriors must follow. Unferth is presented as a …
In the Old English epic poem Beowulf, Unferth or Hunferth is a thegn (a retainer, servant) of the Danish lord Hrothgar. He appears five times in the poem — four times by the name 'Hunferð' …
A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf, Unferth is unable or unwilling to fight Grendel, thus proving himself inferior to Beowulf. Read an in-depth analysis of Unferth. Hrothgar’s elder son, …
Unferth accuses Beowulf, as a lad, of entering a dangerous, foolish seven-night swimming match on the open sea against a boy named Breca — and losing. Fortunately for the Dane, Beowulf …
2023年11月21日 · Unferth is important in Beowulf because he is Beowulf's character foil. When they meet, the two characters have opposite traits that serve to highlight one another by contrast.
2012年6月27日 · Unferth is Hrothgar's courtier. Scholars differ on what function Unferth actually served. He may have been a general attendant, jester, or even a kind of spokesman or our …