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Who insults Beowulf during the feast at Heorot?
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Beowulf
Beowulf preparing to cut off the head of the monster Grendel, illustration from Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, 1910.
In the Old English poem Beowulf, the character who insults Beowulf during the feast at Heorot is named Unferth.1
While the poem mentions that one of King Hrothgarâs men insults the hero during the festivities, Unferth is the specific individual identified in the text as challenging Beowulfâs reputation and past exploits.1