Wealhþeow
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200px|thumb|right|Queen Wealtheow as the hostess of the banquet Wealhtheow (also rendered Wealhþēow or Wealthow; ) is a queen of the Danes in the Old English poem Beowulf, first introduced in line 612. thumb|Queen Wealhtheaow Pledges Beowulf (George T. Tobin, 1909)
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200px|thumb|right|Queen Wealtheow as the hostess of the banquet Wealhtheow (also rendered Wealhþēow or Wealthow; ) is a queen of the Danes in the Old English poem Beowulf, first introduced in line 612. thumb|Queen Wealhtheaow Pledges Beowulf (George T. Tobin, 1909)
==Character overview== Wealhtheow is of the Wulfing clan, Queen of the Danes. She is married to Hrothgar (Hrōðgār), the Danish king and is the mother of sons, Hreðric and Hroðmund, and a daughter Freawaru.