who is hygelac in beowulf
Hygelac is also mentioned in Beowulf, a long poem in Old English (the language spoken in early medieval England). The poet describes how Hygelac took on the combined forces of Franks, Frisians and âHetwareâ (the âAtt-oariiâ of the Liber Historiae Francorum) and that he died in Frisia. ealdor dugoÃ°e.