# Hnaef — Beowulf character guide

> Hnaef in Beowulf by Anonymous.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0019-xvii-banquet-continued-the-scop-s-song-of-finn-and-hnaef

## Who they are

Danish lord killed in the Finnsburg battle, uncle of Hengest.

## In the story

### [XVII: Banquet (Continued)—The Scop’s Song of Finn and Hnaef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beowulf_se/chapters/xvii-banquet-continued-the-scop-s-song-of-finn-and-hnaef)

Hnaef, the Half-Danish hero, is fated to perish in the battle against the Frisians.

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