Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
cast into prison by King Alef, 343;
released by King Alef's daughter, 344, 345
LINCOLN. Grim carries fish to, 81;
Havelok goes to, 82;
Havelok becomes porter, 82;
Havelok's fame in, 83;
Godrich summons his army to, against Havelok, 93;
Godrich's trial and death at, 94
LITTLE JOHN. One of Robin Hood's followers, 315;
searches the stranger knight's coffer, 319;
counts out four hundred pounds to stranger guest, 322, 323;
acts as squire to Sir Richard of the Lea, 323-327
LOATHLY LADY, THE, and King Arthur, 271-274;
demands of King Arthur a young and handsome knight for husband,
as price of her help, 274;
Sir Gawayne offers to wed, 275;
Sir Kay jeers at, 277;
her betrothal to Sir Gawayne, 279;
her marriage with Sir Gawayne, 280;
set free from magic spells, 281-285
LOCH AWE. See Awe, Loch
LONDON. Visit to, of William of Cloudeslee and fellow outlaws, 241
LOUIS. Charlemagne's son, Count of the Marshes, promised to Aude the
Fair, 155
LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. Great god, reputed father of Cuchulain, 185
M
MABINOGION. A series of Welsh legends; glorifies marriage of British
princess Helena and Constantine, 42
MACCORQUODALE, BARON. Wooes the Lady of Loch Awe, 254-257;
his stratagem of a forged letter, 255;
hears of Black Colin's return, 263
MACGREGORS. Expelled from Glenurchy, 249
MAHOMET. Saracens declare determination to win land of Suddene
according to law of, 287;
faith of, thrown off by Saracens for the true faith, 310
MAIRI. Old widow in whose house the demon traders lived, 173
MARSILE. King of Moors; defies Charlemagne, 122;
idols of, 122;
Blancandrin's advice to, 123;
sends an embassage to Charlemagne, 124;
offers to become a Christian, 124-126;
Ganelon sent to, with Charlemagne's terms, 130;
Ganelon's reception by, 131, 132;
takes counsel with leaders, 132;
swears on the book of Law of Mahomet the treacherous death of
Roland, 134;
pursues the Frankish army, 137;
Roland slays only son of, 147;
mortally wounded, he returns to Saragossa, 147;
his death, 154
MARTIN. See Lightfoot
MASSES. Of the Father, of the Holy Spirit, of Our Lady, heard daily
by Robin Hood, 315
MAXEN WLEDIG. "The Dream of," preserved in the "Mabinogion," 42-49;
Emperor of Rome, 43;
expedition down the Tiber, 43;
his vision near Rome, 43;
his vision declared, 44-47;
ambassadors sent out to find the maiden of his dream, 47, 48;
journeys himself to land of Arvon, 48, 49;
conquers Britain from Beli, son of Manogan, 48;
weds Helena, daughter of Eudav, 49;
Constantine, son of, the only British-born Emperor of Rome, 49
MAXENTIUS. Emperor; hero of Welsh saga "Mabinogion," 42
MAXIMIAN. The Emperor; father of Fausta, who became Constantine's
wife, 64
MEAD. Dwelling-place of Guest the Wise, 103
MEAVE. Queen of Connaught, wife of King Ailill; to decide claims to
title of Chief Champion, 189;
pronounces judgment, 195
MERCIA. Earldom of, held by Leofric, 335
MODI. King of Reynes; wooes Rymenhild, 303;
slain by Horn, 308;
land of, committed to care of Sir Athelbrus, 313
MONA. Sacred isle of; same as Anglesey; ambassadors of Maxen Wledig
view, 47
"MONTJOIE! MONTJOIE!" Battle cry of Franks, under Roland, 140, 142,
148
MOORS. Rulers of, and Charlemagne, 119;
and Franks meet in battle, 140
MORDRED, SIR. One of King Arthur's nephews, 266
MOST HIGH. Grendel outcast from mercy of, 4
MUCH. One of Robin Hood's followers, 315;
assists to count out gold for stranger guest, 323
MURRY. King of Suddene, 286;
Queen Godhild consort of, 286;
Horn, son of, 286;
attacked and slain by Saracens, 287, 288
N
NAESI. Irish hero, 156
NAILS, THE HOLY. Obtained by Elene, 61;
given to Constantine, 62
NAIMES, DUKE. One of Charlemagne's Twelve Peers, 126, 136, 137;
urges Charlemagne to hasten to rescue of Roland, 146
NORMAN ENGLAND. Royal authority in, how asserted, 314
NORMANS. Or Flemings; Hereward enrolled among, to qualify for
knighthood, 339;
Hereward's trick on, with Fairy Bear, 341, 342
NORSE influence in connection with story of "King Horn," 286
NORSEMEN. Firm hold of blood-feud on imagination of, 96
NORTH COUNTRY. Equivalent, Ulster, 165
NORTH SEA. Forefathers who dwelt on shores of, 1;
ambassadors of Maxen Wledig reach, 47
NORTHUMBRIA. Inheritance of Anlaf, 73;
writ of outlawry against Hereward only of nominal weight in, 339;
Earl Siward ruler in, 339;
Hereward leaves, 342
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. The Sheriff of, and Robin Hood, 315
O
ODIN. The raven, the bird of, 115
OISIN. Scotch embodiment of Ossian, 248
OLAF.
1. Same as Anlaf, &c., 73.
2. Son of famous Viking, Howard the Halt, 97;
finds Thorbiorn's lost sheep, 98-100;
kills a wizard, 101;
second fight with the wizard's ghost, 102;
wooes Sigrid, 99, 103;
meets Thorbiorn, 103-106;
his death, 106;
Howard claims wergild for, 106-111;
wergild awarded for, 118
OLIFANT. Roland's horn, 138;
blown by Roland, 145, 146;
Roland's dying blast on, 149
OLIVER. One of Charlemagne's Twelve Peers, 125, 136;
descries the Saracens and proclaims Ganelon's treason, 138;
appeals to Roland to blow his horn, 138;
Hauteclaire, sword of, 141;
objects to Roland blowing his horn, 144;
mortally wounded by Marsile's uncle, 148;
under misapprehension, strikes Roland with Hauteclaire, 148;
his death, 148, 149;
avenged by Charlemagne, 153, 154
OONA. Cathleen's foster-mother, 178;
her vision, 182
ORCHY. River, running through Glenurchy, 249
ORESTES. Reference to Electra and, 95
ORLANDO, ETC. Italy claims Roland in guise of, 121
OSSIAN. Hero in Gaelic Highland poems, 248;
Scotch embodiment of Oisin, 248
OTHO. Son of Sir John of the Marshes, 205;
becomes surety for Gamelyn, 221;
arrested owing to failure of Gamelyn to appear at court, 223;
released by Gamelyn, 223;
sits on judge's seat with Gamelyn and condemns Sir John, 224;
appointed sheriff by King Edward I., 224;
makes Gamelyn his heir, 224
OUR LADY. Robin Hood accepts her surety for four hundred pounds lent
to stranger guest, 322;
the Black Monk and the suretyship, 331-333
OUTLAWS. Famous: Hereward, Robin Hood, William of Cloudeslee, 226;
pardoned by king, 243;
rules of, in case of Robin Hood, 316;
their feast, 317, 318, 330
P
PAMPELUNA. Taken by Charlemagne, 119
PARADISE. Cathleen's soul in, 182
PATTERSON. Name of foster-parents of Black Colin, 250
PEERS. Of France, 125, 136;
the champions of the Moors challenge the Twelve, of France, 137;
of Charlemagne, triumph over Marsile's twelve champions, 141;
their death, 143-153;
avenged by Charlemagne, 153, 154
PENELOPE. Lady of Loch Awe turns to guile, as did, 256
PEOPLE OF THE HILLS. Cuchulain's friends among, 198, 199
PERSIA. Constantine's valour in wars in, 64;
physicians from, with remedies for Constantine's leprosy, 65
PETER AND PAUL. The Apostles; appear in a vision to Constantine,
70, 71
PICTISH GIANT. King Alef's daughter betrothed to, 343;
slain by Hereward, 343
PLANTAGENETS. England under, 314
POPE. Head of Holy Catholic Church, 119;
proclaims Holy War at Rome, 251;
sees Black Colin, 253;
regarded by Black Colin as Vicar of Christ on earth, 253
PRIAM. Reference to lament of, 95
PYRENEES. Charlemagne's march through passes of, 119;
Frankish army marches toward, 134
R
RANALD. King of Waterford, 345, 346;
Prince Sigtryg, son of, 345;
Hereward at feast of, 346, 347
RANALDSSON, SIGTRYG. See Sigtryg
RED BRANCH. Heroes of, invited to feast by Bricriu, 186;
heroes return to, 199;
Uath, the Stranger, comes to, 199;
heroes of, and Uath, the Stranger, 199-203;
champions of, identical with Highland Gaelic heroes, 248
REYNES. Modi, King of, 303;
wooes Rymenhild, 303, 304
REYNILD. Daughter of King Thurston; offered to Horn, 302;
weds Sir Athulf, 313
RHINE. Black Colin's journey up, 253
RHODES. Black Colin journeys to, 253;
supposed news from, by man of Black Colin's band, 255
RICHARD, SIR, OF THE LEA, Robin Hood's stranger-guest, 317-324;
Robin Hood's loan to, 322-324;
his land in Uterysdale, 323;
redeems his land from Abbot of St. Mary's, 324-327;
sets out to repay loan, 328;
defends the right at a wrestling contest, 328;
arrives before Robin Hood to repay loan, but is exempt, 333;
returns to Uterysdale, 333;
his power used to protect the outlaws, 333
ROBERT THE RED. Eldest son of Grim; accompanies Havelok to Denmark,
87
ROBIN HOOD. Romantic sympathy with, 225;
one of the famous outlaws, 226;
the original, 314;
forest of Barnesdale at one time his dwelling-place, 314, 315;
Sherwood Forest, headquarters of, 315;
Little John, Will Scarlet, and Much, his three most loyal
followers, 315;
three Masses heard by, 315;
sends his followers to Watling Street, 316;
his outlaw rules, 316;
stranger guest brought to, 317;
lends stranger guest four hundred pounds, 322;
sends his followers again to Watling Street, 329;
his followers capture and bring to greenwood, as guest, the Black
Monk, 330;
appropriates gold of the Black Monk as payment of loan to Sir
Richard of the Lea, 331, 332;
exempts Sir Richard from repayment of four hundred pounds, 333;
dwells securely in the greenwood under Sir Richard's protection,
333
ROLAND. Charlemagne's nephew; fame of, in romance, 119;
historical basis of legend of, 120;
in Spanish legend, 121;
"Saga" in French literature, 121;
"Chanson de Roland" and, 121;
one of the Twelve Peers, 125;
destruction plotted by Blancandrin and Ganelon, 131, 134;
plants his banner on topmost summit of Pyrenees, 134;
appointed to command rearguard, 135;
appealed to by Oliver to blow his horn, 138;
his army defeats Saracens, 141;
defeats second Saracen army, 143;
attacked by third Saracen army, 144;
willing to blow horn, but Oliver objects, 144;
blows Olifant, 145, 146;
Charlemagne hastens to rescue of, but arrives too late, 146;
slays only son of Marsile, 147;
smitten by Oliver in mistake, 148;
set upon by four hundred Saracens, 150;
realising death near, he tries to destroy sword Durendala, 152;
his death, 153;
avenged by Charlemagne, 153, 154
ROMAN EMPIRE. Charlemagne head of, 119
ROMANS. Conquer Huns by the Cross standard, 52
ROME. Church of, Constantine's generosity to, 42;
Maxen Wledig seeks rest near, 43, 46;
Princess Helena hailed Empress of, 48, 49;
Constantine calls a council of all wisest men in, 53;
Black Colin's messenger just home from, 251;
Holy War proclaimed by Pope at, 251;
Black Colin reaches, 253;
Black Colin's supposed letter from, 255
RONCESVALLES. Roland's glory from, 119;
celebrated in "Song of Altobiscar," 120;
Spain claims part of honour of, 120;
the battle of, 140-153
RONCEVAUX. Same as Roncesvalles, 122
ROUND TABLE. Knights of, 266
RYMENHILD. Princess, daughter of King Ailmar;
loves Horn, 292;
Athulf personates Horn before, 293;