Hreðric and Hroðmund

Hreðric^[1] and Hroðmund were the sons of the Danish king Hroðgar and his queen, Wealhþeow, in the Old EnglishepicBeowulf. They are only mentioned in passing, and there seems to be some foreshadowing in Beowulf that their cousin, Halga's son Hroðulf, i.e. Hrólfr Kraki, would usurp the throne from them.

It has been suggested that Hreðric corresponds to Hrœrekr Ringslinger (aka Hrörekr, Rørik, Hrókr or Roricus) in Scandinavian tradition.^[2][3] However, the traditions vary and so Hrörekr is either killed by Hrólfr Kraki or his successor as the ruler of Zealand (the Danish heartland).

In Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum (Book 2), Hrólfr Kraki kills a Rørik: "... our king, who laid low Rorik (i.e. Rørik), the son of Bok the covetous, and wrapped the coward in death." Rørik is the expected Old East Norse form of Hreðric, and personages named Rørik, Hrok or similar such names can be found in most versions of the Hrólf Kraki tradition.

In the Skjöldunga saga, Valdar disputes Hrörekr's succession of Hrólfr Kraki as the king of the Daner. After the war, Hrörekr took Zealand, while Valdar took Skåne. If based on the same tradition as Hversu Noregr byggdist, Valdar had the right to claim the throne being the son of the former king Hróarr (Hroðgar).

Aunque Hrólfr Kraki fue nombrado su tutor, su madre podría haber huido fácilmente de regreso con sus parientes Wuffing , ya que la línea masculina de Hroðgar parecía perdurar a través de Valdar. Valdar también tomó el poder en Scane, lo cual tiene sentido dado que está cerca de Östergötland . Tras la muerte de Ingjald , relata Sögubrot , Ivar Vidfamne cedió el trono de los Geatas Orientales a Hjörmund, hijo de Hjörvard, puesto que había sido el reino del padre de Hjörmund, Hjörvard. Dado que Ivar Vidfamne era bisnieto de Hroðgar y su esposa Wuffing, Wealhþēow, esto podría interpretarse como una recompensa por su lealtad y su parentesco con los Wuffing.