Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
aided by Jarl Ubbe, 88-93;
Ubbe recognises as heir to throne of Denmark, and renders homage
to, 90-91;
acknowledged King of Denmark, 92;
and of England, 94
HEALFDENE (ha'lf-d[=a]n[)e]). Father of King Hrothgar, 9
HEARDRED (ha'rd-red). Son of Hygelac and Hygd; succeeds his father,
31;
his death, 31
HECTOR. Reference to death of, 95
HELENA. British princess; marriage with Constantine glorified in
"Mabinogion," 42;
hailed as Empress of Rome, 48, 49;
receives three castles as dowry, Caernarvon, Caerlleon, and
Caermarthen, 49;
mother of Constantine the Great, 63
HELL. The purchase of souls for, 170-183;
Cathleen sells her soul to, 179
HENGEST. Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19
HEOROT (hyo'r-[)o]t). Hall built by Hrothgar, 3;
same as "The Hart," 3;
enmity of Grendel to, 4;
feasting of Danes in, 4;
Danes slaughtered in, by Grendel, 4;
deserted by Danes, 5;
Grendel master of, 5;
Geats proceed to, 9;
feast in, to welcome Beowulf, 12;
Grendel and Beowulf struggle in, 16;
Grendel's mother enters and carries off Aschere, 21
HEREBEALD (he'r[)e]-bald). Son of King Hrethel, brought up with
Beowulf, 34
HEREWARD. One of the famous outlaws, 225;
the Saxon, personality real, yet surrounded by cloud of romance,
334;
the ideal of Anglo-Saxon chivalry, as Roland of Norman, 334;
second son of Leofric and Godiva, 336;
terror of Fen Country, 336;
at court, and his conduct there, 337;
banished as an outlaw, 338, 339;
his farewell, 338, 339;
his first meeting with Alftruda, 339;
goes to his godfather, Gilbert of Ghent, 339;
enrolled among Flemings to qualify for knighthood, 339;
his encounter with the Fairy Bear, 340, 341;
rescues Alftruda, 341;
his trick on the Norman knights, 341, 342;
leaves Northumbria, 342;
takes farewell of Alftruda, 342;
takes farewell of Gilbert of Ghent, 343;
sails for Cornwall, 343;
at court of King Alef, 343;
kills the Pictish giant, 343;
imprisoned by King Alef, 343;
released by King Alef's daughter, 344, 345;
sails for Ireland, 346;
sails for Cornwall with Prince Sigtryg, 347;
obtains admission to Haco's bridal feast, 348;
learns Haco's plans, 349;
slays Haco and helps to rescue Cornish princess, 350, 351;
known as Hereward the Saxon, the Champion of Women, 351
HEROD. Constantine declared more cruel than, 67
HET-WARE, THE. Expedition against, 31, 34
HIGHLANDS. Gaelic, old ballads, heroes in, 248;
ballads, merely versions of Irish Gaelic hero-legends, 248;
Irish Gaelic hero-legends carried from Erin to, 248
HILDEBURH, QUEEN. Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19
HNAEF (n[)a]f). Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19
HOLY CROSS. Constantine's vision of, 42, 50, 51;
his desire to find, 54;
Elene's quest after, 54-62;
Judas confesses to knowledge of sacred truth of, 57;
Judas refuses to reveal place of, at first, but is prevailed upon
by starvation, 58, 59;
the "Day" of, ordained, 62
HOLY INNOCENTS. Constantine declared more cruel than Herod, who
killed the, 67
HOLY LAND. Black Colin receives tidings of fresh crusade in, 250;
sets out for, 252;
Black Colin's desire to see, 253
HOLY NAILS. Obtained by Elene, 61;
given to Constantine, 62
HOLY ROOD. King Arthur vows by, 268;
giant forces him to swear by, 270
HOLY SEPULCHRE. Black Colin's desire to see, 253
HOLY TREE. See Holy Cross
HOMER. Greeks of, early Britons, and Irish Celts, racial affinity
between, 184
HOOD, ROBIN. See Robin Hood
HORN. His story originally a story of Viking raids, 286;
son of King Murry and Queen Godhild, 286, 308;
Athulf, and next Fikenhild, his favourite companions, 287;
captured by Saracens, 288;
cast adrift upon the sea, 288, 289;
lands on shore of Westernesse, 289;
questioned by King of Westernesse, 290;
adopted by King Ailmar, 291;
Athelbrus trains as a knight, 291, 292;
loved by Princess Rymenhild, 292;
Athulf personates before Princess Rymenhild, 293;
welcomed to Rymenhild's bower, and hears her declaration of love,
294, 295;
dubbed knight, 297;
his first exploit, 298;
spied on by Fikenhild, 299, 300;
banished by King Ailmar, 300;
sails for Ireland, 301;
serves King Thurston under name of Cuthbert, 301;
slays the giant emir, 301, 302;
King Thurston offers his kingdom and daughter to, 302;
receives letter from Rymenhild, 304;
reveals his identity to King Thurston and implores his help, 304;
returns to Westernesse, accompanied by Irish knights, 304;
in disguise, visits Rymenhild's wedding feast, 305;
his stratagem to test Rymenhild's love, 306, 307;
the fictitious death of, 307;
reveals his identity to Rymenhild, 307;
arranges with Athulf to deliver Rymenhild, 308;
weds Rymenhild, 308;
reconquers Suddene, 310;
finds his mother, 310, 311;
crowned King of Suddene, 311;
warned in dream of Rymenhild's danger, 311;
his return to Westernesse, 311, 312;
slays Fikenhild, 313;
dwells at Suddene with Rymenhild, 313
HOWARD THE HALT. Popular Icelandic saga, 96;
famous Viking, 97;
Biargey, wife of, 97;
Olaf, son of, 97;
upbraids Olaf, 100;
removes from Bathstead, 103;
mourns Olaf's death, 106;
claims wergild for Olaf, 106-111;
sheltered by Steinthor, 108, 109;
urged by Biargey to seek vengeance, 106, 107, 113;
seeks help of Valbrand, 114;
slays Thorbiorn, 116;
sheltered by Steinthor, 117;
judgment of Thing against, 118;
his nephews exiled, 118
HRETHEL (rethel). Father of Hygelac and grandfather of Beowulf, 6;
Beowulf and the king's sons, Herebeald, Hathcyn, and Hygelac, 34;
Beowulf recites his death, 35
HRETHRIC (re'th-ric). Son of Hrothgar; succeeds his father, 31
HROTHGAR (roth'g[=a]r). Great-grandson of Scyld, 2;
builds the hall Heorot, or "The Hart," 3;
grief of, over Grendel's fierce ravages, 4;
champions offer aid to, 5;
Geats conducted to, 8;
son of Healfdene, 9;
Wealhtheow, wife of, 14;
rejoices over Beowulf's victory, 18-29;
Aschere, thane of, carried off by Grendel's mother, 21;
grief of, over loss of Aschere, 22;
succeeded by his son Hrethric, 31
HRUNTING (runting). Hunferth's sword, lent Beowulf for the purpose
of attacking Grendel's mother, 23-25
HUGAS. See Huns, 50
HUGH THE RAVEN. Youngest son of Grim; accompanies Havelok to
Denmark, 87
HUMBER. Grim arrives in, 81
HUNFERTH. Hrothgar's orator, jealous of Beowulf, 12;
lends Beowulf his sword, Hrunting, 23, 24
HUNS. Form a confederation with the Goths, Franks, and Hugas to
overthrow Constantine, 50;
Romans conquer by Cross standard, 52
HYGD. Wife of King Hygelac; hails Beowulf's return to Geatland,
29, 30;
offers crown to Beowulf, 31
HYGELAC (h[=e]'g[)e]-lac). King of Geats, 1;
son of King Hrethel, 5, 34;
brother-in-law of Ecgtheow, 6;
uncle of Beowulf, 6;
hails Beowulf's return to Geatland, 29, 30;
Beowulf chief champion of, 30;
slain in expedition against the Hetware, 31;
succeeded by his son, Heardred, 31;
brought up with brothers, Herebeald and Hathcyn, and Beowulf, 34
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ICEFIRTH. Thorbiorn in, 97
ICELAND. Christian faith in, 96, 97
ICELANDIC.
1. Saga, "Howard the Halt," 96.
2. Ghosts, reference to, 96
INNIS EOALAN. The Lady of Loch Awe builds a castle on ruins of White
House on, 257
INNOCENTS, HOLY. Constantine declared more cruel than Herod, who
killed the, 67
IRELAND. Characteristics common to people of, 156;
known in olden Europe as "Isle of Saints," 157;
Gospel preached to people of, 157;
High King of, convinced of truth of Trinity, 157;
strife in, 158;
famine in, 159-183;
famine tempts people to revolt from the True Faith, 167;
demons arrive in, 168;
Cuchulain without fear among the champions of, 185;
Horn at, 301-304;
Horn touches at, on way to Suddene, 313;
Sigtryg, son of a Danish king, in, 343;
Hereward sails for, 346
IRISH. Relation of literature, to Greek literature, 184;
Celts, early Britons, and Greeks of Homer, one stock, 184;
heroes, and legends concerning, 248
ISLE OF SAINTS. See Ireland, 157
ITALY. Claims Roland in guise of Orlando, Orlando Furioso, Orlando
Innamorato, 121
J
JERUSALEM. The place where Christ suffered, 54;
Elene's quest in, to find the sacred Cross, 54-62;
Constantine and Elene build a glorious church in, 61;
Cyriacus (Judas) Bishop of, 61;
messenger to Black Colin familiar with all holy places in, 250;
Black Colin as a pilgrim at, 253
JESUS CHRIST. The Cross the sign of, 53;
the Resurrection and Ascension of, preached to Constantine, 53
JEWS. Elene's quest to land of, to find sacred Cross, 55-58;
the Chosen People, 56;
summoned, but dismissed in peace, by Elene, 58
JOHN.
1. Son of Sir John of the Marshes, 205;
Gamelyn left in charge of, 206;
Gamelyn resists, 207, 208;
his great feast, 216;
put in chains by Gamelyn, 217;
proclaims Gamelyn a wolf's-head, 220;
his death by hanging, 224.
2. Little. See Little John
JOSEPH and his brethren, "Gamelyn," a version of story of, 204
JUDAEA. See Jerusalem
JUDAS. Grandson of Zacchaeus; confesses to knowledge of secret truth
of Holy Tree, 57;
refuses at first to disclose the secret place of the Holy Cross,
but is prevailed upon by starvation, 58, 59;
baptismal name Cyriacus, 61;
Ganelon compared with, 121
JUDGMENT, DAY OF, 71
JULIUS CAESAR and early Britons, 184
K
KAY, SIR. Steward of King Arthur's household, 266;
jeers at loathly lady, 277
KENT. Earldom of, held by Godwin, 335
KERRY. Champions drive to, 196
KILCHURN CASTLE. New castle built with rents of Glenurchy, 264
KNIGHT OF COURTESY. The true, is Sir Gawayne, King Arthur's nephew,
265
KNIGHT OF LOCH AWE. Equivalent, Black Colin Campbell, 249
KYNON. Son of Eudav, grandson of Caradoc, 49
L
LADY OF GLENURCHY. Grief of, 251;
the gold ring token, 252;
wooed by Baron MacCorquodale, 254-257;
receives forged letter, 255;
her stratagem to delay her marriage, 256;
builds a castle on ruins of White House on Innis Eoalan, 256, 257;
recognises and welcomes her husband, 262
LADY OF LOCH AWE. Same as Lady of Glenurchy, 251
LAE-GAI'RE. Bricriu urged to claim title of, 187;
Fedelm, wife of, 189;
awarded Champion's Portion by Queen Meave, 195;
claim tested by Curoi, 196-203;
disgraced by Uath, 201
LANCELOT, SIR. A Knight of the Round Table, 266
LEA, SIR RICHARD OF THE. Stranger guest of Robin Hood's, 323
LEITH. Black Colin takes ship at, for Holy Land, 253
LENDABAIR. Conall's wife, 189
LEOFRIC. Earl of Mercia, 335;
Lady Godiva, wife of, 335;
Hereward, second son of, 336;
Hall of Bourne, home of, 336;
his wrath kindled against Hereward, 337;
asks for writ of outlawry against Hereward, 338;
Hereward bids farewell to, 339
LEOFRICSSON, HEREWARD. See Hereward
LEVE (l[=a]v[)e]). Wife of Grim the fisherman, 78
LIGHTFOOT, MARTIN. Hereward's follower who accompanied him into
exile, 339;
assists Hereward in his trick on Norman knights, 341, 342;