Page [116] ff. On this subject reference should be made to Panzer, Studien zur germ. Sagengeschichte, I Beowulf, which contains a careful and detailed examination of the Märchen in question. Unfortunately I have not been able to use this work, as it did not come into my hands until the first eight chapters of my book were in print. In regard to those points on which I have chiefly laid stress, viz. that Beowulf is to be identified with Biarki and that he appears to be a historical character, Prof. Panzer's views (pp. [368] ff., [390] ff.) are practically identical with those expressed above. On the other hand he holds that the story of Biarki—the portion dealing with his origin, as well as the adventure at Leire—comes from the same folk-tale as the story of Beowulf and Grendel. His theory as a whole gives rise to important questions regarding the origin and distribution of folk-tales, which cannot be discussed here. Thus I should like to know how far the same folk-tale can arise independently in different regions. Again, the Märchen with which he deals seem to me to be highly composite structures, which I should be inclined to regard rather as aggregations of folk-tales. This is true more especially of the elements common to the stories of Beowulf, Grettir and Ormr, the close affinities of which have been brought into a much clearer light by Prof. Panzer's researches. It may be that the elaborate story which underlies all three was treated in poetry at an early date; but I see no more reason now than before for believing that the two Icelandic stories have been affected by any poem dealing with Beowulf himself.
Page [117] f. It is perhaps worth noting that Ormr Stórolfsson was related to Grettir, both being descended from Hængr, the great-grandson of that Ketill Hængr of Hrafnista whose story is largely taken up with adventures with trolls and iötnar.
Page [124]. For the death of Frotho III the reader may be referred to Olrik, Danmarks Heltedigtning, II p. 239 ff.; and for the connection between this character and the Beaw of the genealogies to (ib.) p. 249 ff. As stated above (p. [126], note) I should prefer the form Beowa, for earlier Biowi (as Aella for earlier Aelli; cf. p. [64]). The latter form may be connected with Byggvir.
Page [139] ff. On the Nibelungenlied reference may be made to Prof. Röthe's article Nibelungias und Waltharius (S.-B. d. Akad. zu Berlin, 1909, p. 649).
Page [161], l. 1 f. The references to Sarus (accidentally omitted here) are Olympiodoros, p. 449 (ed. Niebuhr), Jordanes, Romana, § 321 (Mon. Germ., Auct. Ant. V 41).