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;
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. Götaland, 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-bĕ). 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;
mediæval, 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

Zacchæus. Grandfather of Judas, 57