8. In Bedford, Durham, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Salop, Sussex, and the Isle of Wight,—Billingas, &c.—the list being taken from Mr. Kemble, vol. i. p. 64.
[§ 124]. On the other hand, the following Anglo-Saxon names in -ing, reappear in different parts of Germany, sometimes in definite geographical localities, as the occupants of particular districts, sometimes as mentioned in poems without further notice.
1. Wælsingas,—as the Volsungar of the Iceland, and the Wælsingen of the German heroic legends.
2. Herelingas,—mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon poem known by the name of the Traveller's Song, containing a long list of the Gothic tribes, families, nations, &c.
3. Brentingas.—Ibid.
4. Scyldingas.—Ibid.
5. Scylfingas.—Ibid.
6. Ardingas.
7. Baningas, Traveller's Song, mentioned as the subjects of Becca.
8. Helsingas.—Ibid.