Wægmunding
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Wægmunding
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The Wægmundings were a prominent probably Swedish clan in Beowulf. A name such as Wægmunding meant "belongs to Wægmund", i.e. they were the descendants of a man named Wægmund. This was the normal way of naming a Germanic clan. Members: Wægmund
Ælfhere
Ecgþeow
Beowulf
Weohstan
Wiglaf The story of this clan in Beowulf is that Ecgþeow slew a man, Heaðolaf, from another clan, the Wulfings. As the Wægmundings would not or could not pay the expected wergild, Ecgtheow was banished and sought refuge amo
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2023-09-08T22:26:09Z
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