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Beowa, Beaw, Bēow [beːow], Beo or Bedwig is a figure in Anglo-Saxon paganism associated with barley and agriculture. The figure is attested in the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies as they were extended in the age of Alfred, where Beowa is inserted as the son of Scyld and the grandson of Sceafa, in lineages carried back to Adam. Connections have been proposed between the figure of Beowa and the hero Beowulf of the poem of the same name and English folk song figure John Barleycorn.

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  • Beowa, Beaw, Bēow [beːow], Beo or Bedwig is a figure in Anglo-Saxon paganism associated with barley and agriculture. The figure is attested in the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies as they were extended in the age of Alfred, where Beowa is inserted as the son of Scyld and the grandson of Sceafa, in lineages carried back to Adam. Connections have been proposed between the figure of Beowa and the hero Beowulf of the poem of the same name and English folk song figure John Barleycorn. (en)
  • Beowa, Beaw, Beo o Bedwig è una figura del paganesimo anglosassone associata all'orzo e all'agricoltura in generale. Sono state fatte associazioni tra Beowa ed il più conosciuto Beowulf. (it)
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  • Beowa, Beaw, Bēow [beːow], Beo or Bedwig is a figure in Anglo-Saxon paganism associated with barley and agriculture. The figure is attested in the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies as they were extended in the age of Alfred, where Beowa is inserted as the son of Scyld and the grandson of Sceafa, in lineages carried back to Adam. Connections have been proposed between the figure of Beowa and the hero Beowulf of the poem of the same name and English folk song figure John Barleycorn. (en)
  • Beowa, Beaw, Beo o Bedwig è una figura del paganesimo anglosassone associata all'orzo e all'agricoltura in generale. Sono state fatte associazioni tra Beowa ed il più conosciuto Beowulf. (it)
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