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1/29/2024, 9:38 PM jocatchi
12/16/2022, 10:03 PM Mike C
12/16/2022, 10:03 PM Mike C
2/2/2016, 3:40 PM SeaHorse15
2/2/2016, 3:38 PM SeaHorse15 Changed spelling from Aeschere to Æschere.
1/17/2016, 2:05 PM LMS
5/16/2014, 1:24 AM LMS
5/16/2014, 1:24 AM LMS
5/16/2014, 12:26 AM LMS
4/23/2014, 1:34 AM LMS

Name Æschere
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæʃ.xe.re/(Old English) [ˈæʃ.he.re](Old English)
Theme war
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements æsc "ash tree" and here "army". This name occurs in the 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf' belonging to King Hroðgar's most trusted adviser; Æschere is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after Grendel's death.
Added 4/23/2014 by LMS