ERCOL. Ailill's foster-father; heroes sent to, 194 ERIN. See Ireland, 157; demons appear in, 168; Champion of, compared with Achilles, 184; land of, searched for bride for Cuchulain, 186 EUDAV. Son of Caradoc, father of Princess Helena, 49; Kynon and Adeon, sons of, 49 EUROPE. Ruled from City of Seven Hills (Rome) by Emperor Maxen Wledig, 43; Constantine granted rule over Western, 64; relation between Greek and Irish literature among literatures of, 184 EVIL ONE. Tales relating dealings with, reference to, 157; demons buy souls for, 168-182 EXCALIBUR. King Arthur's sword, 269 F FAIRY BEAR, THE. A white Polar bear owned by Gilbert of Ghent, 340; reputed kinship of, to Earl Siward, 340, 342; slain by Hereward, 341; Hereward's trick on Norman knights with, 341, 342 FAIRY PEOPLE OF THE HILLS. King Ailill seeks aid of, 193 FAITH. Bishop Sylvester preaches the Christian, to Constantine, 71; Charlemagne fights for, 119; Marsile to embrace the Christian, 131; the true, English knowledge of, 165; Irish sufferers tempted to revolt from, 167 FALL, THE, OF MAN, 71 FAUST. Legends, trend of, 157 FAUSTA. Daughter of Emperor Maximian and wife of Constantine, 64 FEDELM. Wife of Laegaire, 189 FEN COUNTRY. Hereward, the terror of the, 336 FENIANS. Champions of the, identical with Highland Gaelic heroes, 248 FERGUS THE WHITE. Cathleen's steward, 163; foster-brother to Cathleen's grandfather, 164; declares value of Cathleen's wealth, 164; sends servant to buy food at Ulster, 165; journeys to England, 165; returns with help, 182 FIKENHILD. Horn's companion next in favour to Athulf, 287; spies on Horn and Rymenhild, 299, 300; demands Rymenhild in marriage, 311; slain by Horn, 313 FINGAL. Hero in Gaelic Highland poems, 248; Scotch embodiment of Finn, 248 FINN. Fingal Scotch embodiment, 248 FINN OF THE FRISIANS. Victory of Danes over, chanted in Heorot, 19 FINNSBURG. Fight in, sung of in Heorot, 19 FITELA. Son of Sigmund; glory of, chanted by Danish bard, 18 FLEMINGS. Or Normans; Hereward enrolled among, to qualify for knighthood, 339; Hereward's trick on, with Fairy Bear, 341, 342 FOREFATHERS. Feelings of our, embodied in "Beowulf," 1 FORGALL THE WILY. Cuchulain wooes Emer, daughter of, 186 FRANCE. Victories of Charlemagne for, 119; Charlemagne sets out for, 134 FRANKISH. 1. Warrior, Daghrefn, slays Hygelac, and is slain by Beowulf, 35. 2. Army marches towards Pyrenees, 134; arrives too late to rescue Roland, 146 FRANKS. Charles the Great (Charlemagne), King of, 119; Saracen host encamps near, 134; and Moors meet in battle, 140; defeat the Saracens, 141; attacked by second Saracen army, 142; defeat the heathens once more, 143; attacked by third Saracen army, 144 FRENCH LITERATURE, developing "Roland Saga," 121