Woman as Peaceweaver refers to Hildeburh and Freawaru, and a peaceweaver is a woman “given in marriage as a peacekeeping force between rival groups” (Porter 4). However, both women are essentially failed peacekeepers because it does not stop conflict between the kingdoms. Hildeburh’s story is told in song to Beowulf as a form of entertainment. It describes the Danish Hildeburh’s marriage to Finn, the king of Jutes. She bore a son and lost both her son and brother in battle. “The fate they had suffered, all blamed on Finn…Finn was cut down, the queen brought away…Over sea-lanes then back to Daneland the warrior troop bore that lady home” (Heany, Lines 1149-1157). The story illustrated the choosing of the Danish birth tribe over the marriage
