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]
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.
There is some variation in spelling, sometimes of proper names, often between the main text and quoted texts, and a number of archaic words. These remain as printed, unless they were an obvious typographic error, which were amended as follows:
Page [48]—need amended to heed—"... that when their horses failed they gave no heed, but took others ..."
Page [73]—crystalized amended to crystallized—"These stories finally crystallized in a form ..."