H

Habloc. Welsh name for Havelok, 73

Haco. Cornish leader; betrothed to the Cornish princess, 347;
Cornish princess reveals plans of, to Hereward, 349;
ambush planned for, 350;
slain by Hereward, 350

Harold. Son of King Thurston, 301;
slain by the Saracens, 302

Hart, The. See Heorot, 3

Hastings. Battle of, and “Song of Roland,” 122

Hathcyn. Son of King Hrethel, brought up with Beowulf; slays his brother, Herebeald, 34;
slain himself by Swedes, 35

Hauteclaire. Oliver’s sword, 141

Havelok the Dane. Legend of, 73;
Anlaf, equivalent, 73;
hero of the strong arm, in mediæval England, 74;
son of King Birkabeyn of Denmark, 74;
committed to care of Jarl Godard, 75;
imprisoned by Godard, 76-77;
saved and maintained by Grim, 78-82;
brought by Grim to England, 80;
his feats of strength, 82-84;
Goldborough forced to wed, 84-85;
Grim’s three sons accompany to Denmark, 87;
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-dānĕ). 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-ŏt). 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´rĕ-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

Hnæf (năf). 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´gār). 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 (hē´gĕ-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

I

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

Judæa. See Jerusalem

Judas. Grandson of Zacchæus; 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 Cæsar 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 (lāvĕ). 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;
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