Heremod (Proto-Norse: *Harimōdaz, Latin form: Heremodius) is a legendary Danish king and a legendary king of the Angles who would have lived in the 2nd century and known through a short account of his exile in the Old English poem Beowulf and from appearances in some genealogies as the father of Scyld.

HEREMOD was one of the Danish kings in the past. Although he was given power over all men, he didn't use it to increase the Danes' glory. Rather, he used that power to slaughter his table-companions, which was considered the biggest sin in Anglo-Saxon culture.

2023年8月28日 · Allusions to the legend of Heremod, a tyrannical ruler of the Danes in the time before the providential arrival of Scyld Scefing, are found in two substantial passages in Beowulf (ll. 898–915, 1709b-1724a).

Heremod. rothgar went on: 'The Danes had a lord once called Heremod. God had made him stronger than all other men, and a great lord. Yet his heart grew greedy for gold for himself. He would not give rings to his warriors. When he was drunk and full of anger he would attack the men at his table with his sword. He brought disaster to the Danes.

2024年3月14日 · This article reassesses the sources pertaining to Heremod (Hermóðr) in order to explore the nature of his relationship with Óðinn. In Beowulf, Heremod is presented as a Danish tyrant without any overt connection to Óðinn, whereas in Old Norse sources, Hermóðr is consistently presented as a mortal favourite or divine offspring of Óðinn.

Heremod and Óðinn: From Beowulf to Snorri’s Prose Edda This article reassesses the sources pertaining to Heremod (Hermóðr) in order to explore the nature of his relationship with Óðinn. In Beowulf, Heremod is presented as a Danish tyrant without any ov...

Heremod is a legendary Danish king and a legendary king of the Angles who would have lived in the 2nd century and known through a short account of his exile in the Old English poem Beowulf and from appearances in some genealogies as the father of Scyld. He may be the same as one of the personages named Hermóðr in Old Norse sources.

“武心”Heremod赫尔莫德是丹麦人的国王，同时也是一个暴君，他被Eotan朱特人（又被称为巨人族）出卖到仇人手中而死。 Heremod有位儿子 “麦束” Scef斯基夫，他幼年时乘一个无桨小舟飘到一个小岛，头枕麦束，居民惊异并且收养他，后来麦束统治了那里，生下 ...

This paper analyzes a textual ambiguity within the epic poem Beowulf regarding the phrase referring to the Danish king Heremod, specifically in line 902b.

The World of Heremod is a very large, sprawling planet with tremendous diversity of cultures, creatures, and mythology. It is too large for a catholic understanding so it is viewed primarily from the lens of the Kingdom of Mabrundai in its latest phase: The Age of Smoke, started 1093 year after the Kingdom's founding.