Weohstan, Wēohstān or Wīhstān (Proto-Norse *Wīhastainaz, meaning "sacred stone",[1] Old Norse: Vésteinn [ˈweːˌstɛinː] and Wǣstēn[2]) is a legendary character who appears in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, and scholars have pointed out that he also appears to be present in the Norse Kálfsvísa.[3]
In both Beowulf and Kálfsvísa, Weohstan (Vésteinn) fought for his king Onela (Áli) against Eadgils (Aðils).
- ^ Peterson, Lena (2007). "Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn" (PDF). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-18.(Lexicon of nordic personal names before the 8th century)
- ^ Nerman, B. Det svenska rikets uppkomst. Stockholm, 1925. p. 79.
- ^ Beowulf and some fictions of the Geatish succession by Frederick M. Biggs.