As such, he is the last of the line of kings which began with Scyld (SHIELD) and continued to Half­Dane, this king's father, who ordered the construction of Heorot (HAY­or­rot).
The oracle Heremod (HAIR­a­mahd) casts augurs, and finds that everything this man has built will end within one generation, leaving only "fields of ashes and wastes of salt where the sea has dried away." Unfortunately, the warning is too late, since Prince Ingeld has already brought his people, the Heathobards (HAY­tho­bards), into the kingdom, when he married this king's daughter Freawaru (fray­WAH­roo). As such, he is the last of the line of kings which began with Scyld (SHIELD) and continued to Half­Dane, this king's father, who ordered the construction of Heorot (HAY­or­rot). For ten points identify this Danish King who gives his sword, Hrunting, to Beowulf.
The oracle Heremod (HAIR­a­mahd) casts augurs, and finds that everything this man has built will end within one generation, leaving only "fields of ashes and wastes of salt where the sea has dried away."
Hrothgar