# Aeschere — Beowulf character guide

> Aeschere in Beowulf by Anonymous.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0023-xxi-hrothgar-s-account-of-the-monsters

## Who they are

Hrothgar's trusted counselor, killed by Grendel's mother.

## Relationships

### [Grendel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/characters/grendel)

_rivalry_

Aeschere, Hrothgar's trusted counselor, is killed by Grendel's mother, deepening the feud with Grendel's kin.

### [Grendel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/characters/grendel)

_rivalry_

Aeschere, Hrothgar's trusted counselor, is killed by Grendel's mother, deepening the feud with Grendel's kin.

## In the story

### [XXI: Hrothgar’s Account of the Monsters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/chapters/xxi-hrothgar-s-account-of-the-monsters)

Hrothgar's slain counselor and shoulder-companion, killed by Grendel's mother.

### [XXII: Beowulf Seeks Grendel’s Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/chapters/xxii-beowulf-seeks-grendel-s-mother)

His severed head is discovered on the cliff above the mere, a grim sign of Grendel's mother's vengeance.

### [XXX: Beowulf Narrates His Adventures to Higelac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/chapters/xxx-beowulf-narrates-his-adventures-to-higelac)

Aeschere is noted as the advisor killed by Grendel's mother.

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