[ [69] Ferragus and Ascabart were two giants of romantic fable. The former appears in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso; the latter in the History of Bevis of Hampton. His effigy may be seen guarding the gate at Southampton.
[ [70] Dame Margaret was Roderick Dhu’s mother, but had acted as mother to Ellen, and held a higher place in her affections than the ties of blood would warrant.
[ [71] Bitterest.
[ [72] An old name of Stirling Castle.
[ [73] Fitz means “son” in Norman French.
[ [74] “By the misfortunes of the earlier Jameses and the internal feuds of the Scottish chiefs, the kingly power had become little more than a name.”
[ [75] Knows.
[ [76] A half-brother of James V. (James Fitz-James).
[ [77] Hilly or undulating land.
[ [78] Refreshing.