Æschere
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In the Anglo-Saxon
epic
Beowulf
, Æschere is Hrothgar's most trusted advisor who is killed by Grendel's mother
in her attack on Heorot
after Grendel
's death. His name is composed of the Germanic elements Æsc, meaning 'ash', and here, meaning 'army'. Beowulf and his Geatish warriors found his head on a stick at the entrance to Grendel's mother's lair.
Æschere at the beginning (before he killed Grendel was also insulting Beowulf about his skill which caused an argument to start.
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
epic
Epic poetry
An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...
Beowulf
Beowulf
Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...
, Æschere is Hrothgar's most trusted advisor who is killed by Grendel's mother
Grendel's mother
Grendel's mother is one of three antagonists in the work of Old English literature of anonymous authorship, Beowulf . She is never given a name in the text....
in her attack on Heorot
Heorot
Heorot is a mead hall described in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as "the foremost of halls under heaven." It served as a palace for King Hroðgar, a legendary Danish king of the sixth century. Heorot means "Hall of the Hart"...
after Grendel
Grendel
Grendel is one of three antagonists, along with Grendel's mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf . Grendel is usually depicted as a monster, though this is the subject of scholarly debate. In the poem, Grendel is feared by all but Beowulf.-Story:The poem Beowulf is contained in...
's death. His name is composed of the Germanic elements Æsc, meaning 'ash', and here, meaning 'army'. Beowulf and his Geatish warriors found his head on a stick at the entrance to Grendel's mother's lair.
Æschere at the beginning (before he killed Grendel was also insulting Beowulf about his skill which caused an argument to start.