Hrothgar is one of Odin's new Einherjar.
Appearance
His appearance is like an average Einherjar, a muscular pale bald man, who only wears leather pants. Before being blessed by Odin, Hrothgar had no marks and his eyes were black and empty.
Plot
When Atreus arrives in Asgard, Hrothgar along with Gorm and Janna arrive to be blessed by Odin. After being blessed, he and the others leave ready to train and fight hard.
His fate after Ragnarök is unknown, but it is highly likely that he died before or after Ragnarök.
Personality
There isn't much about his personality, but it is assumed that he is loyal to Odin and is tough.
Powers and Abilities
- Immortality: Like all Einherjar, they are immortals and will simply be banished back to Valhalla when slain.
- Bifrost Energy Manipulation: Also like all Einherjar, he can enchant his weapons with Bifröst.
Trivia
- Hrothgar (Old English: Hrōðgār; Old Norse: Hróarr) was a semi-legendary Sixth Century Danish king who most famously appeared in the epic poem "Beowulf". There, in his mead-hall of Heorot, the king's people found themselves being slaughtered in nightly visits by the monster Grendel, leading to Hrothgar beseeching the hero Beowulf to help him slay Grendel. Beowulf faces Grendel in single combat, ripping the monster's arm off and forcing Grendel to flee back to his lake-home and dying of blood loss.
- It's possible that this Hrothgar is the same person, given that the king Hrothgar is described in multiple sources as being slain in combat, a qualifier for becoming an Einherjar.
- Some might argue that Game Hrothgar and King Hrothgar couldn't possibly be the same person since Hrothgar in the game is a muscular young man and the "real" Hrothgar was around 80 years old when he died. However, this can be disputed as all of the Einheri appear as fit young men so it can be assumed that the souls of slain warriors appear before Odin as they did in their prime.
- "Hrothgar" is the latinization of of the Old English Hrōðgār ("famous spear"), which comes from Old Norse Hróarr meaning "famous defender" or "famous warrior"