Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
welcomes Horn in her bower and declares her love, 294;
wishes Horn good success as knight, 298;
gives token to Horn, 298;
spied on by Fikenhild, 299, 300;
wooed by King Modi, 303;
writes to Horn through Athulf, 303;
Horn at wedding-feast of, 305;
Horn's stratagem to test her love, 306, 307;
her knight and lover, Horn, restored, 307;
wedded to Horn, 308;
left to her father's care, 309;
demanded in marriage by traitor, Fikenhild, 311;
delivered by Horn, 313;
dwells at Suddene as queen, 313
S
SAMSON. Peer of Charlemagne; mortally wounded, 143
SARACEN-S. Host, encamps near Franks, 134;
pursue the Frankish army, 137;
chiefs vow to slay Roland, 137;
defeat of, by Roland's army, 141;
second army attacks Roland, 142;
defeated once more, 143;
third army attacks Roland, 144;
their rule in the Holy Land, 251;
Horn's hatred of, typical of romance of Crusades, 286;
attack and slay King Murry, 287, 288;
Horn's victory over, 298;
Suddene purged of, by Horn, 310
SARAGOSSA. Charlemagne repulsed at, 119;
decided to send Ganelon to, as ambassador, 128;
Charlemagne's threat to take, 132;
Charlemagne receives through Ganelon the keys of, 134;
captured by Charlemagne, 154
"SARN HELEN." Roman roads in Wales connecting Helena's three castles
known as, 49
SAXON ENGLAND. The maintenance of justice in, 314
SAXON-S. Hereward the, 334;
the darling hero of the, 334;
Anglo-, chivalry, Hereward the ideal of, 334, 335;
Hereward the, known as the Champion of Women, 351
SCARLET, WILL. Cousin to and one of Robin Hood's followers, 315
SCOTLAND. Hero-myths of, 248;
national heroes of Lowland, actual, not mythical, 248;
war between England and, 249
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE. Sir Nigel Campbell one of leaders in cause
of, 249
SCYLD SCEFING (skild ske'f-ing). Founder of Scyldings dynasty, 2;
coming to and passing from Denmark, 2;
Hrothgar, great-grandson of, 2
SEVEN HILLS. Rome, the City of, 43;
Maxen Wledig, emperor, rules Europe from, 43
SHERWOOD, FOREST OF. Headquarters of Robin Hood, 315
SIEGFRIED. Gudrun and, in "Nibelungenlied," 95
SIGMUND. Father of Fitela; glory of, chanted by Danish bard, 18
SIGRID. Thorbiorn's housekeeper, 97;
loved by Olaf, 99;
quits Thorbiorn's service, 103;
disappearance of, 106
SIGT-RYG RANALDSSON. Prince of Waterford; his troth-plight with King
Alef's daughter, 343;
son of King Ranald, 345;
Hereward's mission to, 345-347;
sails for Cornwall to rescue his love, 347;
sends forty Danes to demand fulfilment of troth-plight, 348;
Sigtryg and Danes plan ambush for Haco, 350;
rescues, and marries, Cornish princess, 350, 351
SI'HT-RIC-SON. Same as Anlaf, Abloec, &c., 73
SIR JOHN OF THE MARSHES. Noble gentleman who lived in Lincolnshire,
in reign of Edward I., 204, 205;
father of John, Otho, and Gamelyn, 205;
his death, 206
SI-WARD, EARL. Ruler in Northumbria, 339;
reputed kinship to Fairy Bear, 340, 342
SNOWDON. Mountainous land of, reached by ambassadors of Maxen
Wledig, 47
SOCACH. Black Colin's foster-parents' dwelling-place, 250
SOULS. The traffic in, during Irish famine, 170-183;
Cathleen tries to check traffic in, 174
SPAIN. Charlemagne's expedition into, 119;
begins to quit, 134;
returns to, to rescue Roland, 146
SPANISH LEGEND. Bernardo del Carpio and Roland in, 121
SPENCER.
1. Adam, steward in household of Sir John, releases Gamelyn,
214, 215.
2. Edmund, reference to his Red Cross Knight, 265
STEINTHOR OF ERE. Great chieftain who shelters Howard, 108, 109,
117;
speaks on Howard's behalf at the Thing, 118
ST. JOHN, KNIGHTS OF. Black Colin takes service with, 253;
Grand Master of, 253
ST. MARY. Abbey of, in York, lands of stranger knight in pledge to
Abbot of, 321;
land redeemed by Sir Richard of the Lea, 324-327;
the Black Monk high cellarer in Abbey of, 331
ST. PATRICK. Preached Gospel to people of Ireland, 157
SUDDENE. King Murry and Queen Godhild, and son Horn, the royal
family of, 286;
Horn sails for, to wrest from Saracens, 309;
Athulf's father found at, 309, 310;
Horn reconquers, 310;
a Christian realm once more, 311;
Horn crowned king of, 311
SWANBOROW. Daughter of King Birkabeyn, 74;
slain by Godard, 76
SWEDEN. Goetaland, realm of Geats in south of, 5
SWEDES. Slay Hathcyn, son of King Hrethel, 35
SWITZERLAND. Black Colin and Highland clansmen pass through, 253
SYLVESTER. Bishop of Rome; and Constantine, 42;
Constantine told in a vision to send for, 70;
preaches the Christian faith to Constantine, 71
T
TAILLEFER. "Song of Roland" and, 122
TARA. Black stone of, 157
TARN WATHELAN. Giant in castle near, ill-treats maiden, 267;
King Arthur's journey to, and fight with giant who lived in Castle
of, 269, 270;
King Arthur summons court to hunt near, 276;
the churlish knight of, set free from magic spells, 284
TEUTONIC NORTH. Beowulf famous throughout, 5
THERSITES. Compared with Bricriu of the Bitter Tongue, 186
THING. Howard at the, 107, 108, 117, 118
THOR-BIORN. Mighty chief on shores of Icefirth, 97;
Vakr, nephew of, 97;
Olaf and sheep of, 98-100;
whale unjustly adjudged to, 102;
marries sister of Guest, 103;
Sigrid leaves, 103;
meets Olaf, 103-106;
Warflame, magic sword of, 104-106;
thrusts Olaf with Warflame, 106;
Howard claims wergild from, 106-111;
Guest's judgment against, 110, 111;
hailed by Biargey while out fishing, 112;
slain by Howard, 116
THOR-BRAND. Brother of Biargey, 113;
helps Howard against Thorbiorn, 115
THOR-DIS. Mother of Vakr; sends second son to assist in fight
against Olaf, 105
THOR-KEL. Lawman and arbitrator of Icefirth, 97;
his false decree concerning a whale, 102
THOR-OLD. Same as Turoldus; author of "Song of Roland," 122
THURSTON. King of Ireland; served by Horn, 301;
Harold and Berild, sons of, 302;
offers kingdom and his daughter Reynild to Horn, 302;
Horn discloses his identity to, 304
TIBER. Hunting expedition down, by Maxen Wledig, 43
TIR-NAN-OG. The land of never-dying youth, 163
TREE, THE HOLY. See Holy Cross
TRINITY. Truth of, demonstrated by shamrock-leaf, 157
TROJAN WAR. An ancient story, yet well known, 58
TUCK, FRIAR. Masses sung by, for Robin Hood, 318
TURPIN. Archbishop of Charlemagne, one of Twelve Peers, 125, 136;
blesses the knights, 139, 140;
mediates between Roland and Oliver, 145;
mortally wounded, 149;
his death, 150, 151
U
UATH, THE STRANGER. Giant who tests champions, 199-203;
adjudges Cuchulain Champion of Heroes of all Ireland, 203
UBBE (ub-b[)e]). Danish jarl, friend of King Birkabeyn; befriends
Havelok and Goldborough, 87-93;
appointed Regent of Denmark for Havelok, 94
ULSTER. Fergus commanded to buy food at, 165;
Conor, King of, 185;
Cuchulain peer among champions of, 185;
Armagh, capital of, 186;
Red Branch heroes, royal bodyguard of, 186;
Bricriu stirs up strife among champions of, 187, 188
UNKNOWN GOD. Constantine's acceptance and reverence of the, 51;
the people awed by token of, 53
UTERYSDALE. Land of Sir Richard of the Lea in, 323;
Sir Richard redeems the land, 324-327;
Sir Richard returns to, 333
V
VAKR. Thorbiorn's nephew, 97;
mocks Olaf, 100;
jeers at Brand the Strong, 102, 103;
accompanies Thorbiorn to meet Olaf, 103-106;
Thordis, mother of, 105;
his miserable end, 116
VALBRAND. Brother of Biargey, 112, 113;
visited by Howard, 114
VALTIERRA. Charlemagne retires to, on way to France, 134
VEILLANTIF. Roland's steed, 136;
slain by Saracens, 150
VICAR OF CHRIST on earth, Black Colin regards Pope as, 253
VIKINGS. Gospel preached to, 157
VIRGIN MARY. Cult of, 121;
Cathleen invokes, 163;
Cathleen's people invoke, 181
W
WALES. Old Roman roads in, that connected Helena's three castles
still known as "Sarn Helen," 49;
legend of Havelok the Dane thought to have originated in, 73;
mediaeval, Arthurian legend preserved by, 265
WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM. Scottish hero, 248;
schoolfellow and comrade of Sir Nigel Campbell, 249
WARDEN. Of the coast of Denmark, welcomes Beowulf, 6;
conducts Geats to Heorot, 8;
Wulfgar, one of Hrothgar's nobles, greets Beowulf, 9;
of Geatland, welcomes Beowulf's return, 29
WARFLAME. Magic sword, owned by Thorbiorn, and by which he himself
is slain by Howard, 115, 116
WASHERS OF THE FORD. Wrath of, and Irish people, 158
WATERFORD. Prince Sigtryg of, his troth-plight with daughter of King
Alef, 343;
Ranald, King of, 345;
Hereward reaches, 346;
Prince and Princess of, Hereward the best friend of, 351
WATLING STREET. Robin Hood sends his followers to, 316;
a year later sends followers once more to, 329
WEALHTHEOW (wal-thyow), QUEEN. Wife of Hrothgar; honours Beowulf,
14, 20
WELSH.
1. Legends, "Mabinogion" and "The Dream of Maxen Wledig," 42;
Celtic features in, 185.
2. Saga, hero of, Emperor Maxentius, 42
WEOHSTAN (wyo-stan). Father of Wiglaf, who supported Beowulf in his
fight with the fire-dragon, 36
WEST. Constantine a favourite of Roman soldiery of the, 63;
Roman soldiery of the, proclaim Constantine emperor, 63;
the fictitious wanderings of Horn in realms of, 307
WESTERN ISLES. Irish Gaelic hero-legends carried to, from Erin, 248
WESTERNESSE. Childe Horn lands on shore of, 289;
Ailmar, King of, questions Horn, 290;
Horn returns to, accompanied by Irish knights, 304;
recital of the fictitious plans of Horn to reach, within seven
years, 307
WHITBY. Hereward lands at, 339
WIG-LAF. Son of Weohstan; supports Beowulf in his fight with the
fire-dragon, 36-41
WILF-INGS. Hrothgar shields Ecgtheow from, 11
WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLEE. One of the famous outlaws of England, 226
WILLIAM TELL. William of Cloudeslee the, of England, 226;
Alice, wife of, 227;
goes to Carlisle, 227;
sheriff informed of his presence, 229;
attacked by sheriff and his men, 231;
capture of, 232;
sheriff sentences to be hanged, 232;
news of his sentence conveyed to the greenwood, 233;
Clym's stratagem to save, 234;
rescued from death, 237, 238;
visits London to see king, 241;
the king pardons, 243;
shoots apple from son's head, 245, 246;
receives royal favours from king and queen, 246
WILLIAM WENDUT. Second son of Grim; accompanies Havelok to Denmark,
87
WINCHESTER. Godrich takes Goldborough from, to Dover, 81
WLEDIG. See Maxen Wledig
WOMEN, CHAMPION OF. Hereward known as, 351
WYRD (weird). Goddess of Fate, 13, 34
Y
YORK. Archbishop of, unites in marriage Havelok and Goldborough, 85;
Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey, in, 321
YORKSHIRE. Barnesdale, forest in, once dwelling-place of Robin Hood,
314, 315
YULETIDE. King Arthur's knights keep, 267
Z
ZACCHAEUS. Grandfather of Judas, 57
Transcriber's Note
Minor typographic errors in punctuation have been corrected without
note. Hyphen inconsistencies have been corrected without note where
there was a prevalence of one formation over another.