Hero-Myths & Legends of the British RaceEbbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)
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Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)
Heroes; Romances, English
GRIM. Legendary hero whose loyalty secured privileges to Grimsby,
74;
Godard's thrall, 77;
ordered to drown Havelok, 77;
saves and maintains Havelok, 79-82;
sails from Denmark to England, 80;
sends Havelok to Lincoln, 82;
his death, 85;
his three sons, Robert the Red, William Wendut, and Hugh the
Raven, 87
GRIMSBY. The town of Grim, 74;
Havelok at fish-market of, 82;
battle near, between Havelok and Godrich, 93
GUDRUN. Reference to Siegfried and, 95
GUENEVER, QUEEN. Wife of King Arthur, 266;
dreads magic arts during husband's absence, 274;
learns of King Arthur's adventure with the giant, 274;
welcomes the loathly lady at court, 280
GUEST, THE WISE. Sister of, marries Thorbiorn, 103;
Howard seeks at the Thing, 108, 109, 110;
his judgment against Thorbiorn, 110, 111;
removes his sister from Thorbiorn, 111;
gives judgment at Thing against Howard, 118
GYTHA, LADY. Wife of Godwin, Earl of Kent, 335
H
HABLOC. Welsh name for Havelok, 73
HACO. Cornish leader; betrothed to the Cornish princess, 347;
Cornish princess reveals plans of, to Hereward, 349;
ambush planned for, 350;
slain by Hereward, 350
HAROLD. Son of King Thurston, 301;
slain by the Saracens, 302
HART, THE. See Heorot, 3
HASTINGS. Battle of, and "Song of Roland," 122
HATHCYN. Son of King Hrethel, brought up with Beowulf; slays his
brother, Herebeald, 34;
slain himself by Swedes, 35
HAUTECLAIRE. Oliver's sword, 141
HAVELOK THE DANE. Legend of, 73;
Anlaf, equivalent, 73;
hero of the strong arm, in mediæval England, 74;
son of King Birkabeyn of Denmark, 74;
committed to care of Jarl Godard, 75;
imprisoned by Godard, 76-77;
saved and maintained by Grim, 78-82;
brought by Grim to England, 80;
his feats of strength, 82-84;
Goldborough forced to wed, 84-85;
Grim's three sons accompany to Denmark, 87;
aided by Jarl Ubbe, 88-93;
Ubbe recognises as heir to throne of Denmark, and renders homage
to, 90-91;
acknowledged King of Denmark, 92;
and of England, 94
HEALFDENE (ha´lf-dānĕ). Father of King Hrothgar, 9
HEARDRED (ha´rd-red). Son of Hygelac and Hygd; succeeds his father,
31;
his death, 31
HECTOR. Reference to death of, 95
HELENA. British princess; marriage with Constantine glorified in
"Mabinogion," 42;
hailed as Empress of Rome, 48, 49;
receives three castles as dowry, Caernarvon, Caerlleon, and
Caermarthen, 49;
mother of Constantine the Great, 63
HELL. The purchase of souls for, 170-183;
Cathleen sells her soul to, 179
HENGEST. Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19
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