Lielvardis [Lee-ell-var-diss]: The Latvian Lord of Lielvarde; foster father of Bearslayer. Liga [Lee-gu]: The Goddess of Song. Ligo [Lee-gwu]: Sing! (midsummer songs). Ligusoni Priests [Lee-gu-swon-yee]: People selected to lead the (pagan) midsummer rites at the Azure Mountain. Livian lands: The lands of the Livs: In Western Latvia, and thus the first area occupied by the Germans. Livs: A Finnic (i.e., non-Latvian) people who lived along the shores of the Gulf of Riga and the Daugava estuary. Lucifer: The Devil. Midsummer's Eve: A traditional, extremely important, still-celebrated Latvian folk festival-Jani. Nine-Headed Demon: A son of the Old Witch. He lived on the En- chanted Isle and was killed by Bearslayer. North Wind's Daughter: The daughter of Ziemelis, the North Wind. Northern Sea: The bitterly cold, stormy sea at the top of the world. The domain of Ziemelis. Pakols [Pu-kwolls]: The God of Death. Patrimps [Pu-trimps}: The God of Fertility and Wealth. Perkons [Pah-kwons]: The God of Thunder; a strong supporter of the Latvian people. Perse [Pair-se]: A river (and waterfall) that flows into the Daugava near Aizkraukle, about 100 Km. SE of Riga. Puškaitis [Push-kye-tiss]: A pseudomythological figure invented by writers in the nineteenth century; often depicted as the God of Trees. Riga's Bishop: Bishop Albert Romove [Roo-oh-mwo-vu]: A town located near the site of modern-day Vilnius in Lithuania; sacred to all three Baltic peoples (Latvians, Lithuanians, Prussians). Rusinš [Roo-sinsh]: A Latvian warrior treacherously killed by a crossbow bolt at the start of the battle for Dabrels's stockade. Sacred copse: A sacred grove of trees on the Azure Mountain. Salaspils [Su-luss-pills]: A town on the Daugava where the Germans had already built a castle prior to the arrival of Albert.