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Modþryð
Modthryth, Thryth ('strength', cf. Old Norse Þrúðr, the daughter of Thor), and Fremu are reconstructed names for a character who figures as the queen of King Offa in ''Beowulf''. Naming problem: Modthryth, Thryth, or Fremu? The reason for the usage of both ''Thryth'' and the compound name ''Modthryth'' is that the latter name is an emendation by Frederick Klaeber, Klaeber (1953). ''Mod'' appears just before ''Þryð'' on line 1932 of the poem, where she is introduced, and scholars are divided as to whether ''mod'' is part of her name, or a separate word. The queen of the eighth-century Mercian king Offa in the thirteenth-century ''Vitae duorum Offarum'', which portrays both this Offa and his fifth-century namesake, is called Quendrida, a somewhat flawed Latin rendering of Cynethryth, the actual name of Offa's wife. The author, moreover, etymologised the word as consisting of the words ''quen'' 'queen' and the personal name Drida: ''Quendrida, id est regina Drida''. This paralle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offa Of Angel
Offa (nickname for Wulf) is a semi-legendary king of the Angles in the genealogy of the kings of Mercia presented in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''. He is the son of Wermund and the father of Angeltheow. His name is also mentioned in the Old English poem ''Widsith''. He has been identified with Uffo (also ''Uffe, Uffi of Jutland''), a legendary Danish king in the ''Gesta Danorum'' by Saxo Grammaticus, and the '' Gesta Danorum på danskæ''. History The Old English poem ''Widsith'' (8th century) refers briefly to his victorious single combat, a story which is related at length by the 12th-century Danish historians Saxo and Sven Aggesen. Offa is also mentioned in the ''Annales Ryenses'', ''Vita Offae Primi'' and '' Vitae duorum Offarum''. According to ''Widsith'' and the Danish sources, Offa successfully conquered the Myrgings, possibly a clan of Saxon origin, and incorporated their land into Angle or Danish lands, by slaying two Myrging princes in single combat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
