| A | B |
|---|
| Beowulf | A Geat and the epic hero of the story |
| Brecca | Chief of Bronding tribe; Beo's swimming buddy |
| Grendel | Man-eating monster |
| Herot | Golden mead-hall built by King Hrothgar |
| Hrothgar | King of the Danes who was once a friend of Beo's father |
| Healfdane | Hrothgar's father; name probably means "half Dane" |
| Unferth | One of Hrothgar's followers; jealous of Beowulf. |
| Welthow | Hrothgar's wife; Queen of the Danes |
| Wulfgar | Greeted Beowulf and his 14 seafarers |
| Wiglaf | A Geat warrior and the only one to help Beo in his final fight |
| Higlac | Ruler of the Geats and Beowulf's king in his homeland. |
| Dragon | Final monster Beowulf confronted. |
| Wergild | Anglo-Saxon belief that one must pay a price for one's deed or victim's relatives would seek revenge. |
