ARTHUR, KING. Uncle of Sir Gawayne, 265; Christmas kept at Carlisle by, 266; Guenever, queen of, 266; uncle of Sir Gareth and Sir Mordred, 266; damsel requests a boon of, 267; his journey to Tarn Wathelan, and fight with giant, 269; humiliated by the giant and released on certain conditions, 270; his search for the answer to the giant's question, 270-272; learns it from the loathly lady, 272; the ransom paid to giant, 273; the loathly lady demands a young and handsome knight for husband for helping, 274; Sir Gawayne offers to pay ransom for, 275; summons court to hunt in greenwood near Tarn Wathelan, 276; rebukes Sir Kay, 277; his joy over his nephew's wedding with the supposed loathly lady, 284, 285 ARTHURIAN LEGEND. Preserved by mediæval Wales, 265 ARVON. Fertile land of, searched by ambassadors of Maxen Wledig, 47-49 ASBRAND. Brother of Biargey, 113; helps Howard against Thorbiorn, 115 ASCHERE (ask-herĕ). One of King Hrothgar's thanes, carried off by Grendel's mother, 21 ATHELBRUS. King Ailmar's steward, to train Childe Horn to be a knight, 291, 292; induces Athulf to personate Horn, 293; sends Horn to Princess Rymenhild, 294; land of King Modi committed to care of, 313 ATHELSTAN. King of England; kinship of Anlaf with, 73 ATHELWOLD. King of England, father of Goldborough, 80; his death and burial, 81 ATHULF. Horn's favourite companion, 287; personates Horn before Rymenhild, 293; writes to Horn on behalf of Rymenhild, 303; plans with Horn the rescue of Rymenhild, 308; his father found at Suddene, 309, 310; weds Reynild, 313 AUDE THE FAIR. Sister of Oliver, betrothed bride of Roland, 155; Charlemagne promises his son Louis to, 155; dies of grief for Roland's loss, 155 AUGUSTUS. Constantine's elevation to rank of, 64 AWE, LOCH. Black Colin, Knight of, 249, 250; Black Colin dwells at, with wife, 250; Lady of, 251; Black Colin far away from, 254; Black Colin's return to, 258 B BABYLON, EMIR OF. Marsile's vassal; defeated by Charlemagne, 154 BALTIC SEA. Forefathers who dwelt on shores of, 1 BANIER, SIR. A Knight of the Round Table, 266 BARNESDALE. Forest in South Yorkshire, once dwelling-place of Robin Hood, 314, 315; Sir Richard of the Lea sets out for, to repay loan, 328 BARTON, SIR ANDREW. Scottish hero, 248 BASQUES. Attack Charlemagne, 119 BATHSTEAD. Place on shores of Icefirth near where Thorbiorn lived, 97-118 BEAN-STAN. Father of Breca, 12 BEDIVERE, SIR. A Knight of the Round Table, 266 BELI. Son of Manogan; Britain conquered by Maxen Wledig from, 48 BELL, ADAM. Outlaw leader in forest of Englewood, 226; declared powerless to deliver William of Cloudeslee, 233; rescues William from death, 237, 238; visit to London to see the king, 241; the king pardons, 243