Legendary character from Anglo-Saxon and Norse writing
For the founder of Wilton Abbey, see Weohstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire.
A mention of Weohstan in the Beowulf
Weohstan, Wēohstān or Wīhstān (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz, meaning "sacred stone",[1] Old Norse: Vésteinn[ˈweːˌstɛinː] and Wǣstēn[2]) is a legendary character who appears in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, and scholars have pointed out that he also appears to be present in the Norse Kálfsvísa.[3]
In both Beowulf and Kálfsvísa, Weohstan (Vésteinn) fought for his king Onela (Áli) against Eadgils (Aðils).
^Peterson, Lena (2007). "Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn" (PDF). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-18.(Lexicon of nordic personal names before the 8th century)
^Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925. p. 79.
^Beowulf and some fictions of the Geatish succession by Frederick M. Biggs.
Weohstan, Wēohstān or Wīhstān (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz, meaning "sacred stone", Old Norse: Vésteinn [ˈweːˌstɛinː] and Wǣstēn) is a legendary character...
is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf...
Ongentheow. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well. Eadgils, however, survived and according...
king of Sweden, and by extension his subject Wiglaf son of Weohstan. Wiglaf and Weohstan belonged to the family of the Wægmundings to which Beowulf and...
During the battle Heardred is killed. Eanmund is slain by his kinsman Weohstan. Heardred is succeeded by his cousin Beowulf, who avenges Eanmund by helping...
attack the Geats. During the battle, Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan and Heardred was killed as well, after which Onela returned home. Eadgils...
but a 15th-century poem dates its foundation to the late 8th century by Weohstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire, and his widow Alburga is said to have been its...
Beowulf's breastplate. Wealhþeow – queen of the Danes; married to Hroðgar. Weohstan – the father of Wiglaf and a Swedish warrior fighting for Onela. He also...
to a Swedish invasion in which Heardred is slain. The Swedish warrior Weohstan kills Eanmund, and Beowulf can no longer refuse Hygd's offer of kingship...
St Mary founded by Weohstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire; nuns founded c.830 (or 773), according to tradition, by petition of Weohstan's widow, Alburga, to...
Æthelmund, ealdorman of Hwicce, is killed during the battle by his rival Weohstan, who levies West Saxon Wiltshire. The Vikings plunder the treasures of...
Kempsford but was defeated by the men of Wiltshire under the leadership of Weohstan, also an ealdorman. Egbert may also have had a claim on the Kentish throne...
during the battle, Eadgils's brother Eanmund was killed by Onela's champion Weohstan, Wiglaf's father. In the following lines, Eanmund also appears as the son...
typically refers to St. Wulfstan II. Wulfstan, ealdorman of Wiltshire (or Weohstan), died 802 Wulfstan of Hedeby, 9th century merchantman and traveller Wulfstan...
district had acquired a definite administrative and territorial organization. Weohstan, ealdorman of the Wilsætan, was mentioned as early as 800/802 as repelling...
hawk". Mentioned as Véstein's horse in Kálfsvísa at the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern. Its master Vésteinn appears as Weohstan in Beowulf. Prose Edda...
doi:10.2307/3040559. JSTOR 3040559. Kaske, Robert E. (June 1960b). "Weohstan's Sword". Modern Language Notes. LXXV (6). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns...
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