| A | B |
|---|
| Hardred | Child king who spoke of mercy, pity, and peace |
| Onela | King of Sweden who killed King Hardred |
| Hrothgar | Built Heorot Hall |
| She | Grendel's mother |
| Unferth | Probably killed by Grendel's mother, who hung up the head by the "bloody" pool |
| King Hygelac | Accepted the gifts Beowulf received from King Hrothgar |
| Fire Dragon | Monster in a story told by bards |
| Beowulf | Killed Grendel and Grendel's mother |
| Wiglaf | Supported Beowulf's final battleplan; became King after Beowulf |
| Coastguard | Man who told Beowulf to go home originally |
| Robert Nye | Translated Beowulf for young readers |
| Scyld Scefing | Great King who came to the Danes as an infant on a sailorless ship |
| Wealhtheow | King Hrothgar's wife |
| Firedrake | Bewoulf killed him with "bees" |
| Hygd | King Hygelac's wife; Beowulf's aunt |
| Aeschere | Unferth probably killed him |
