Question: who is scyld where does he come from?
Answer: Scyld appears in Beowulf as a figure vital to the Danes, who united them after a long period without a leader. Scyld Scefing himself was an orphan, who gained power by his own skill as a warrior. He is described as the ''scourge of many tribes, / a wrecker of mead-benches, / rampaging among foes'' (lines 4-5).