Heorot (Old English 'hart, stag') is a mead-hall and major point of focus in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. The hall serves as a seat of rule for King Hrothgar, a legendary Danish king. After the monster Grendel slaughters the inhabitants of the hall, the Geatish hero Beowulf defends the royal hall before subsequently defeating him.

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Heorot, as the largest mead-hall in the world, symbolized the might and power of the Spear-Danes under Hrothgar.

Grendel, a fierce antagonist, attacks the great hall, Heorot, causing Beowulf to search for him. Grendel is feared by all but Beowulf, so it becomes Beowulf’s duty to defend Heorot. Beowulf slays Grendel and saves Heorot from being attacked by Grendel again.

Heorot, along with the unnamed mead-hall back in Geatland where King Hygelac holds sway, represents the brotherhood and unity of the warriors in the tribe. Each mead-hall becomes a symbol of power, a place for kings to display their gold, jewels, armor, wealth , and even their manpower—the number of "thanes," or followers, that they can boast.

Heorot is a sacred enclosure, thought of as towering upward, to ensure communication with the heavenly gift-throne and the Prince of life. It is one of several examples in Old English poems of halls built by God's champions, like those of the patriarchal princes in Genesis , for example, whose archetype is the celestial dryht that endures in ...

2023年11月21日 · In the epic poem Beowulf, the great hall of Heorot in Scandinavia is both a setting and an integral part of the culture in the story. Constructed of wood and used for banquets, feasts, and ...

2024年3月8日 · Heorot serves as a symbol of the Danish culture and its values. It is described as "the noblest of all houses" (Beowulf, line 69), highlighting its status as a source of pride and identity for the Danish people.

In the first half of the poem Heorot, the hall of the Danish king Hrothgar, is being ravaged by a monster. Beowulf comes to the aid of Hrothgar and kills the monster, (Grendel), and after Grendel’s mother has reeked revenge on the Danes he also kills her.

Heorot is King Hrothgar's mead-hall, likely located in what is now the modern-day village of Lejre in Denmark. Intended to be a place in which "the sons of men should remember forever," (l. 70) Hrothgar used the hall as a central location for his kingly activities such as giving out rings and...