Hreðel, Proto-Norse *Hrōþilaz or *Hrōþila [1] (http://www.sofi.se/SOFIU/lup/urnord.pdf), was the king of the Geats, in Beowulf. He was the grand-son of Swerting and he had the sons Hæþcyn, Herebeald and Hygelac. He also had a daughter who married Ecgþeow and had the son Beowulf. Proto-Norse, Proto-Nordic, Ancient Nordic or Proto-North Germanic was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved from Proto-Germanic between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century, and was spoken until ca 800, when it evolved into the Old Norse language. ... Geatish kings existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own petty kings. ... The first page of Beowulf This article describes Beowulf, the epic poem. ... Swerting was a king of the Geats in Beowulf. ... Herebeald was the son of the Geatish king Hrethel in Beowulf. ... Hygelac (Old Norse Hugleikr) (d. ... Ecgþeow (Proto-Norse *Agyþewaz [1].) was a warrior in Beowulf in the service of the Geats. ... Beowulf is the hero of the Anglo-Saxon poem by his name (see Beowulf). ...

Hreðel died of grief when his oldest son Herebeald was killed by his own brother Hæþcyn in a hunting accident, a death that could not be avenged. He was succeeded by Hæþcyn. Herebeald was the son of the Geatish king Hrethel in Beowulf. ...