Wiglaf (Proto-Norse: *Wīgalaibaz, meaning "battle remainder"; Old English: Wīġlāf [ˈwiːjlɑːf]) is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He...

Wiglaf (died 839) was King of Mercia from 827 to 829 and again from 830 until his death in 839. His ancestry is uncertain: the 820s were a period of dynastic...

dragon's poisonous bite. Dying, he was carried out by Wiglaf, and with his last breaths named Wiglaf his rightful heir. His body was burned on a funeral...

of the Mercian dependencies in southeastern England. In 829, he defeated Wiglaf of Mercia and drove him out of his kingdom, temporarily ruling Mercia directly...

wounded. After Beowulf dies, Wiglaf remains by his side, grief-stricken. When the rest of the men finally return, Wiglaf bitterly admonishes them, blaming...

travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers including his best friend Wiglaf to help King Hrothgar, who needs a hero to slay Grendel, a hideously malformed...

thanes flee in terror, leaving only Wiglaf to battle at Beowulf's side. When the dragon wounds Beowulf fatally, Wiglaf attacks it with his sword, and Beowulf...

fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman may have been inspired by the warrior Wiglaf in the Old English poem Beowulf. Bard is a descendant of Girion, the last...

Wiglaf Droste (German pronunciation: [ˈʋiːklaf ˈdʁɔstə]; (1961-06-27)27 June 1961 – (2019-05-15)15 May 2019) was an award-winning German novelist, writer...

such as Hygelac to purely mythological dragons. Ælfhere – a kinsman of Wiglaf and Beowulf. Æschere – Hroðgar's closest counselor and comrade, killed by...

young Grisha McLaggen Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the Heir of Rowena Ravenclaw. Andrea Baglio as young Wiglaf Sigurdsson Andrea Bonfanti as Lazarus...

clan) Ælfhere (seems to have been a distinguished member of the clan as Wiglaf is described as his kinsman) Ecgþeow (joined the Danes and the Geats as...

Mercia in the 820s. Almost no coins were issued by Beorhtwulf's predecessor, Wiglaf, but a Mercian coinage was restarted by Beorhtwulf early in his reign, initially...

descended from the West Saxon king Cenwalh and his Iclinga wife)   W-dynasty (Wiglaf and his descendants, later intermarried with C)   Unknown dynastic affiliation...

books. The series follows the adventures of a young medieval peasant boy Wiglaf of Pinwick and his two friends, Erica von Royale and Angus du Pangus, as...

Mercian kings, Wiglaf and Ceolwulf I respectively. Wigmund, according to the Croyland Chronicle, died of dysentery before his father King Wiglaf, making Wigstan...

Ceolwulf's daughter Ælfflæd married Wigmund, the son of Wiglaf, King of Mercia (827–839). Wiglaf was succeeded by Beorhtwulf and his son Berhtfrith sought...

Ealdormen, and very many of his troops, and put to flight the remainder. Wiglaf succeeded to his splendid kingdom." Prior to Ludeca's rule, he was mentioned...

against Eadgils (Aðils). According to Beowulf, Weohstan is the father of Wiglaf, and he belongs to a clan called the Wægmundings. Ecgþeow, the father of...

Another ealdorman, Wiglaf, subsequently ruled for less than two years before Egbert of Wessex drove him out of Mercia. In 830 Wiglaf regained independence...

are Ongentheow, king of Sweden, and by extension his subject Wiglaf son of Weohstan. Wiglaf and Weohstan belonged to the family of the Wægmundings to which...

away from Mercian control. In 829 he conquered Mercia, driving its King Wiglaf into exile, and secured acknowledgement of his overlordship from the king...

and he is mortally wounded, but Wiglaf comes to his rescue and helps him slay the dragon. Beowulf dies and tells Wiglaf that the dragon's treasure must...

prince of Mercia who was murdered by his guardian in 849, in the reign of Wiglaf. His remains were buried in the crypt at Repton and miracles were ascribed...

King Wiglaf of Mercia. In 829, Ecgberht conquered Mercia, only for Wiglaf to recover his kingdom a year later. The scholar David Kirby sees Wiglaf's restoration...

The Left Over Heart (Johnny), Sailing with Homer, The Life of Christ and Wiglaf. However, the broadcast dates of these productions are unknown. Awards,...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody Beowulf Wiglaf Motion-capture 2008 In Bruges Ken 2009 The Secret of Kells Abbot Cellach...

Loschy Hill, of Yorkshire folklore Unnamed dragon defeated by Beowulf and Wiglaf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Longwitton dragon Of Northumbrian...

have been following a custom. At lines 2813–2815 we learn that the thane Wiglaf is a Waegmunding; therefore his father Weohstan was in some way related...

Danish Mythology in Beowulf" in the Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf, (New York: Oxford University, 2006), 194 Klein, Stacy S. “Reading Queenship...