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'''Heorot''' is a [[Mead hall|mead-hall]] described in the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] epic ''[[Beowulf]]'' as "the foremost of halls under heaven." It served as a palace for King [[Hroðgar]], a [[legendary Danish king]] of the sixth century. ''Heorot'' means "Hall of the [[Hart (deer)|Hart]]" (male deer).
==In popular culture==
*The 2007 film ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]], depicts Heorot as a loud and boisterous place, and suggests that the noise is the source of [[Grendel]]'s anger.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
*In the novel ''[[Grendel (novel)|Grendel]]'' (1971) by [[John Gardner (thriller writer)|John Gardner]], Heorot is referred to as "Hart" (male deer).
*In the video game ''[[Grendel's Cave]]'', Heorot Hall is the starting location in the game and a safe place, except from the [[Intelligent agent|AI]] Monster Grendel, to sleep.
*The Heorot is a [[pub]] and draught house located on South Walnut Street in downtown [[Muncie, Indiana]]. The [[pub]] is home to over 70 [[draft beer]]s and 350 bottled beers from around the world.
*Chi Heorot, a fraternity at [[Dartmouth College]] in Hanover, New Hampshire, is named after the hall.
===Science fiction series===
The ''Heorot'' series by [[Steven Barnes]], [[Jerry Pournelle]] and [[Larry Niven]] is named after the hall. It contains the following books:
* ''[[The Legacy of Heorot]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Beowulf's Children]]'' (1995)
===Science fiction reference===
*In ''[[The Sorrow of Odin the Goth]]'', a story in Poul Anderson's book ''[[Time Patrolman]]'', a fictional group of Goths migrate from the Vistula to the Dnieper and build a hall named Heorot, because "that was the name of a famous dwelling in the north".
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'''Heorot''' is a [[Mead hall|mead-hall]] described in the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] epic ''[[Beowulf]]'' as "the foremost of halls under heaven." It served as a palace for King [[Hroðgar]], a [[legendary Danish king]] of the sixth century. ''Heorot'' means "Hall of the [[Hart (deer)|Hart]]" (male deer).
==In popular culture==
*The 2007 film ''[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf]]'', directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]], depicts Heorot as a loud and boisterous place, and suggests that the noise is the source of [[Grendel]]'s anger.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
*In the novel ''[[Grendel (novel)|Grendel]]'' (1971) by [[John Gardner (thriller writer)|John Gardner]], Heorot is referred to as "Hart" (male deer).
*In the video game ''[[Grendel's Cave]]'', Heorot Hall is the starting location in the game and a safe place, except from the [[Intelligent agent|AI]] Monster Grendel, to sleep.
*The Heorot is a [[pub]] and draught house located on South Walnut Street in downtown [[Muncie, Indiana]]. The [[pub]] is home to over 70 [[draft beer]]s and 350 bottled beers from around the world.
*Chi Heorot, a fraternity at [[Dartmouth College]] in Hanover, New Hampshire, is named after the hall.
===Science fiction series===
The ''Heorot'' series by [[Steven Barnes]], [[Jerry Pournelle]] and [[Larry Niven]] is named after the hall. It contains the following books:
* ''[[The Legacy of Heorot]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Beowulf's Children]]'' (1995)
===Science fiction reference===
*In ''[[The Sorrow of Odin the Goth]]'', a story in Poul Anderson's book ''[[Time Patrolman]]'', a fictional group of Goths migrate from the Vistula to the Dnieper and build a hall named Heorot, because "that was the name of a famous dwelling in the north".
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