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Weohstan
Weohstan (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz, meaning "sacred stone"Peterson, Lena: Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn, PDF) is a legendary character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is a (probably) Swedish champion, the father of Wiglaf, and he belongs to a clan called the Wægmundings.
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