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Hrothgar (; ) was a legendary Danish king living in the early 6th century.〔The dating has never been a matter of controversy. It is inferred from the internal chronology of the sources themselves and the dating of Hygelac's raid on Frisia to c. 516. It is also supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's ''Det svenska rikets uppkomst'' (1925) (in Swedish). For presentations of the archaeological findings, see e.g. Elisabeth Klingmark's ''Gamla Uppsala, Svenska kulturminnen 59'', Riksantikvarieämbetet (in Swedish), or (this English language presentation by the Swedish National Heritage Board )〕 Hrothgar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics ''Beowulf'' and ''Widsith'', in Norse sagas and poems, and in medieval Danish chronicles. In both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition, Hrothgar is a Scylding, the son of Halfdan, the brother of Halga, and the uncle of Hrólfr Kraki. Moreover, in both traditions, the mentioned characters were the contemporaries of the Swedish king Eadgils; and both traditions also mention a feud with men named Fróði and Ingeld. The consensus view is that Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian traditions describe the same person.〔(Shippey, T. A.: Wicked Queens and Cousin Strategies in Beowulf and Elsewhere, Notes and Bibliography. In The Heroic Age Issue 5 Summer 2001. )〕 ==Names== Hrothgar, also rendered ''Hrōðgār'', is an Old English form attested in ''Beowulf'' and ''Widsith'', the earliest sources to mention the character. In non-English sources, the name appears in more or less corresponding Old Icelandic, Old Danish, and Latinized versions. He appears as ''Hróarr'', ''Hroar'', etc., in sagas and poetry, and as ''Ro'' or ''Roe'' in the Danish Latin chronicles. The form ''Hrōðgār'' is thought to have derived from the proto-Norse *''Hrōþigaizaz''〔(Lexikon över urnnordiska personnamn ) PDF〕 "famous spear", i.e. ''Roger''. However, the corresponding Old Norse name ''Hróarr'' and its variations are not derived from *''Hrōþigaizaz'', but from the very close names *''Hrōþiwarjaz'' "famous defender" or *''Hrōþiharjaz'' "famous warrior". These two names, both appearing as ''Hróarr'' in Scandinavia, did not have any corresponding Old English form, and so ''Hrōðgār'' was their closest equivalent.〔(Peterson, Lena: ''Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn'', PDF )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hrothgar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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