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Character in Beowulf
In the Old English epic poem Beowulf, Unferth or Hunferth is a thegn (a retainer, servant) of the Danish lord Hrothgar. He appears five times in the poem
Unferth
American writer (born 1968)
Deb Olin Unferth (born November 19, 1968) is an American author. She has published two novels, two books of short stories, a memoir, and a graphic novel
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Traitor and spy in The Lord of the Rings
scholars note that Tolkien based Wormtongue on the untrustworthy character Unferth in Beowulf. He is presumptive, behaving as if he already rules Rohan, and
Gríma_Wormtongue
Old English epic poem
Beowulf, and their men track Grendel's mother to her lair under a lake. Unferth, a warrior who had earlier challenged him, presents Beowulf with his sword
Beowulf
One of the swords used by Beowulf
Hrunting was a sword given to Beowulf by Unferth in the ancient Old English epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf used it in battle against Grendel's mother. Beowulf
Hrunting
American movie, 2007
with Finn: the two kiss watched by the jealous Unferth, who also has feelings for Ingrid. Drunk, Unferth provokes Finn and then Beowulf, whom he questions
Grendel_(film)
1971 novel by John Gardner
by a thane named Unferth, whom Grendel simply mocks and refuses to fight. Grendel awakens a few days later to realize that Unferth has followed him to
Grendel_(novel)
Film by Robert Zemeckis
Grendel's mother is the last of the Water Demons. Hrothgar's adviser, Unferth, offers Beowulf his sword Hrunting to slay Grendel's mother. Beowulf and
Beowulf_(2007_film)
1981 Australian film
devour them. He stops short of killing the king himself and the warrior Unferth (Ric Stone), whose delusions of grandeur and passive opposition to the
Grendel_Grendel_Grendel
Study of language in historical sources
seen in the debate surrounding the etymology of the Old English character Unferth from the heroic epic poem Beowulf. James Turner further disagrees with
Philology
Irish actor (born 1983)
2023 Paso Doble Liam Riley Short film directed by Heida Reed TBA The Way of the Wind † Saint Andrew Post-production TBA Grendel † Unferth Pre-production
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American actor (born 1953)
Galbatorix in the action fantasy film Eragon (2006), the wise royal servant Unferth in Beowulf, the English conman Alan Conway, who was known for impersonating
John_Malkovich
Character in Beowulf
in what, by consensus, is described as a swimming match. While dining, Unferth alludes to the story of their contest as a reproach to Beowulf's impulsiveness
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preserving the luck of the group. Alternatively the thyle's role, including Unferth's, has also been envisaged as part of the comitatus (war-band), channeling
Thyle
American writer (1962–2008)
George Saunders, Michael Schur, Zadie Smith, Darin Strauss, Deb Olin Unferth, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and Charles Yu. A feature-length film adaptation of
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Icelandic-American actor (born 1973)
Marri 2002 True Love (Once Removed) Waitress Short 2005 Beowulf & Grendel Unferth 2006 Thicker than Water Börkur Children Marinó 2007 Parents Marinó 2008
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Sets Taika Waititi To Direct & She-Hulks Jessica Gao To Adapt Deb Olin Unferth Novel Barn 8 For Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2025
List of Walt Disney Studios films (2020–2029)
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American writer and artist
Street, and Hurricane Sandy, are also covered in the book, which Deb Olin Unferth, reviewing it for The New York Times, said, "reads like a notebook of New
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Sets Taika Waititi To Direct & 'She-Hulk's Jessica Gao To Adapt Deb Olin Unferth Novel 'Barn 8' For Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2025
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American literary magazine
dialogues with Malcolm Gladwell, Shane Jones, Ed Park, Tao Lin, Deb Olin Unferth, Gary Shteyngart and others. Issue 2 was titled "Gigantic America" and
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Klimt Gustav Klimt The Call Priest Short film 2007 Drunkboat Mort Beowulf Unferth Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place Himself Documentary
John Malkovich on stage and screen
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2005 film by Sturla Gunnarsson
Lewis as Hygelac Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Sea Hag Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Unferth Steinunn Ólína Thorsteinsdóttir as Wealhtheow Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Erik
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Part of the Capital Region of Denmark
explanation needed] The term is known from the Snoldelev rune stone. In Beowulf, Unferth holds the same title. In Håvamål, Odin himself is referred to as "the old
Frederiksberg
Exchange of insults in the form of verse
ISBN 0-520-08259-1. Clover, Carol J. (1980). "The Germanic Context of the Unferþ Episode". Speculum. 55 (3): 444–468. doi:10.2307/2847235. ISSN 0038-7134
Flyting
Folk tale classification type
his grip, and his refusal to use weapons against Grendel. He also saw Unferth as a link between folktale and legend, his (covert) roles as smith and
Bear's_Son_Tale
Nordic scholar and publisher of Beowulf
Heardred Hygd Hygelac Hundings Scyldings Æschere Healfdene Heorogar Hrothgar Unferth Scylfings Eadgils Eanmund Ohthere Onela Ongentheow Waegmundings Ecgþeow
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12th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: Voyager
he relaxes his inhibition in later scenes. Later they are confronted by Unferth (Christopher Neame), who kills Freya. She dies in Schweitzer's arms. With
Heroes_and_Demons
Feast in Germanic paganism
and to bolster their determination to perform heroic deeds. In Beowulf, Unferth the thyle (cf.: ON þulr) appears to act as a royal officiant at the feast
Symbel
American novelist
story collection Tongue Party was selected by writer and judge Deb Olin Unferth as the winner of the 2010 Caketrain Chapbook Competition. Tongue Party
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sword of Hereward the Wake. Hrunting, the magical sword lent to Beowulf by Unferth which was annealed in venom. Nægling, the other magical sword of Beowulf
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List of weapons and armour in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
as an epithet for the sword Hrunting, lent to him by Hrothgar's thane Unferth for the fight with Grendel's mother. Hadhafang is the sword invented for
List of weapons and armour in Middle-earth
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American professor of film studies
" Arkiv för nordisk filologi, 101 (1986). "The Germanic Context of the Unferth Episode," Speculum, 55 (1980). "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher
Carol_J._Clover
Fictional character in Beowulf
accepted view that Beowulf originally included characters called Bēow and Unferþ, despite the manuscript consistently naming them as Beowulf and Hunferþ
Wealhtheow
American literary magazine
Roloff, and R.O. Kwon, and regularly publishes Christine Schutt, Deb Olin Unferth, Clancy Martin, Lydia Davis, Rebecca Curtis, Brandon Hobson, Kathryn Scanlan
Noon_(magazine)
American publishing company
by Jordan Castro, Ben Lerner, Sheila Heti, Michael W. Clune, Deb Olin Unferth, Sam Pink, Megan Boyle, Anna Dorn, Stacey Levine, Matthew Davis, and Matthew
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Three linked but pairwise separated rings
Asimov's Science Fiction, vol. 2, no. 5, p. 29 Baird, Joseph L. (1970), "Unferth the þyle", Medium Ævum, 39 (1): 1–12, doi:10.2307/43631234, JSTOR 43631234
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Canadian voice actor
in Assassin's Creed II (2009) and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010), Unferth in Beowulf (2007), and Wrench in Watch Dogs 2, and the Bloodline expansion
Shawn_Baichoo
1938 book by Johan Huizinga
p. 120. Huizinga, p. 121. The spelling of Unferd is sometimes given as Unferth in other texts. Huizing 1955, p. 136. The quotation is taken from Chapter
Homo_Ludens
American writer (born 1977)
2009). "Eighth Annual VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, 2009: Deb Olin Unferth for Vacation (McSweeney's)" Archived December 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Jesmyn_Ward
English actor (born 1947)
Exposure Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Episode: "Zarya" 1995 Star Trek: Voyager Unferth Episode: "Heroes and Demons" Earth 2 Dr. Franklin Bennett Episode: "All
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List of Creative Capital grant recipients
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2016 book by Corrina Wycoff
and confusing the only salvation is to break apart everything." Deb Olin Unferth called it "riveting" and "addictive", adding that "this dazzling book will
Damascus_House
American literary journal
Yannick Murphy, Joyce Carol Oates, Daniel Orozco, Nelly Reifler, Deb Olin Unferth, Lawrence Weschler, Edmund White Maze specialist: Jason Shiga 19 Spring
Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern
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legendary chieftain of the Brondings mentioned both in Beowulf and Widsith. Unferth asks Beowulf about a swimming competition that he has had with Breca. Beowulf
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, B–C
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Name list
from Louisiana C. Olin Ball (1893–1970), American food scientist Deb Olin Unferth (born 1968), American writer Erik Olin Wright (1947–2019)), American sociologist
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Topics referred to by the same term
Hunferth may refer to: Unferth, a character in Beowulf Hunferthus, bishop of Elmham This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Hunferth
American independent, non-profit publisher
memoirs, essays, and poetry by writers such as Maggie Nelson, Deb Olin Unferth, Eula Biss, Elizabeth Alexander, Kevin Barry, Charles Baxter, Sven Birkerts
Graywolf_Press
2008 novel by Christine Schutt
Writing About the Young and Rich". LitHub. Retrieved December 29, 2020. Unferth, Deb Olin (May 1, 2009). "Correspondence with Christine Schutt". Believer
All_Souls_(novel)
Award
Me Gone Selah Saterstrom, Slab Dana Spiotta, Innocents and Others Deb Unferth, Wait Till You See Me Dance Jury: Ellen Litman, Jeffery Renard Allen, René
St. Francis College Literary Prize
St._Francis_College_Literary_Prize
American novelist
Brock Clarke, Sam Lipsyte, Zachary Martin, John McNally, and Deb Olin Unferth in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts (24.2) "The Dungeon
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Non-profit arts funding organization
Marcus Bernadette Mayer Eileen Myles Maggie Nelson Rebecca Solnit Deb Olin Unferth Emerging Fields Since 2000, Creative Capital has funded projects under
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note 22, pp. 215–16. Enright, Michael J. (1998). "The Warband Context of the Unferth Episode". Speculum. 73 (2): 297–337. doi:10.2307/2887155. JSTOR 2887155
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Friends of Writers Jennifer Haigh Min Jin Lee China Miéville Deb Olin Unferth Film - Video Gina Petra Abatemarco Peter Burr William D. Caballero Marsia
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2018
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American legal scholar (born 1954)
Abolition of Animal Exploitation. Columbia University Press, 2008, back cover. Unferth, Deb Olin (February 2011). "Gary Francione: Animal Advocate". Believer
Gary_L._Francione
2003 biography of author J. R. R. Tolkien
observes that Tolkien must have felt the resonance of Beowulf's words to Unferth, Wyrd oft nereð / unfǣgne eorl, þonne his ellen dēah, that "fate often
Tolkien_and_the_Great_War
American operatic tenor (born 1963)
Grenville in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking (2000) at the San Francisco Opera, Unferth in Elliot Goldenthal's and Julie Taymor’s Grendel (2006) at the Los Angeles
Jay_Hunter_Morris
piece of wood", and is related to OE hrinda(n) ("to thrust"), cf. Hrotti. Unferth's sword that he gives to Beowulf. It is supposed to be invincible but it
List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic heroic legend
List_of_named_weapons,_armour_and_treasures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend
Online magazine of arts and culture
Zachary Mason, Tracy O'Neill, Daniele Pantano, Matthew Rohrer, Deb Olin Unferth, Sergio Ramírez, Amartya Sen, Aurelie Sheehan, Jonathan Steele, Laren Stover
Guernica_(magazine)
Annual American literary award
Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing Deb Olin Unferth Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War 2012 Leanne
National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography
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Beck. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 503–512. Rozano-García, Francisco J. (2019). "Unferþ maðelode - The Villain in Beowulf Reconsidered". English Studies. 100 (8):
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y
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Italian voice actor
Florentino Ariza Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Anton Chigurh Beowulf Unferth John Malkovich The Walker Carter Page III Woody Harrelson Mother of Tears
Roberto_Pedicini
13th episode of the 6th season of Once Upon a Time
1458 of the poem Beowulf, in which Hrunting–the sword given to Beowulf by Unferth–is described: "The iron blade with its ill-boding patterns had been tempered
Ill-Boding_Patterns
1st and 2nd episodes of the 4th season of Star Trek: Enterprise
appeared as Tuvix in the titular episode, and Christopher Neame, who played Unferth in "Heroes and Demons". There were also several Star Trek debuts in "Storm
Storm Front (Star Trek: Enterprise)
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Mavala Shikongo 2008: Travis Holland, The Archivist's Story 2009: Deb Olin Unferth, Vacation 2010: Victor Lodato, Mathilda Savitch 2011: David Gordon, The
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African-American education 1976–87, Black Panther Minister of Art Deb Olin Unferth – former professor of English and creative writing; nominee, 2012 National
List of Wesleyan University administration and faculty
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American writer and farmer (1937–2024)
Stephen (May 20, 2014). "Stanley Crawford". Bomb. Retrieved April 29, 2015. Unferth, Deb Olin (September 9, 2008). "Interview with Stanley Crawford". Powell's
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International English-language reading series
Yorker), Moby, and comedian Jack Kukoda Bryan Charles (Open City), Deb Olin Unferth (Noon), Geoff Wolinetz (Yankee Pot Roast), Mike Sacks (as read by Ted Travelstead)
Literary_Death_Match
element is *-laibaz which means "descendant" or "heir". He is the father of Unferth (Beowulf, line 499). Beowulf Ecgþeow Old English: Ecgþēow Beowulf is generally
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E
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American philologist
doi:10.1007/s11061-017-9538-4. S2CID 165875310. Neidorf, Leonard (2017). "Unferth's Ambiguity and the Trivialization of Germanic Legend". Neophilologus. 101
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