HEOROT (hyo´r-ŏt). Hall built by Hrothgar, 3; same as "The Hart," 3; enmity of Grendel to, 4; feasting of Danes in, 4; Danes slaughtered in, by Grendel, 4; deserted by Danes, 5; Grendel master of, 5; Geats proceed to, 9; feast in, to welcome Beowulf, 12; Grendel and Beowulf struggle in, 16; Grendel's mother enters and carries off Aschere, 21 HEREBEALD (he´rĕ-bald). Son of King Hrethel, brought up with Beowulf, 34 HEREWARD. One of the famous outlaws, 225; the Saxon, personality real, yet surrounded by cloud of romance, 334; the ideal of Anglo-Saxon chivalry, as Roland of Norman, 334; second son of Leofric and Godiva, 336; terror of Fen Country, 336; at court, and his conduct there, 337; banished as an outlaw, 338, 339; his farewell, 338, 339; his first meeting with Alftruda, 339; goes to his godfather, Gilbert of Ghent, 339; enrolled among Flemings to qualify for knighthood, 339; his encounter with the Fairy Bear, 340, 341; rescues Alftruda, 341; his trick on the Norman knights, 341, 342; leaves Northumbria, 342; takes farewell of Alftruda, 342; takes farewell of Gilbert of Ghent, 343; sails for Cornwall, 343; at court of King Alef, 343; kills the Pictish giant, 343; imprisoned by King Alef, 343; released by King Alef's daughter, 344, 345; sails for Ireland, 346; sails for Cornwall with Prince Sigtryg, 347; obtains admission to Haco's bridal feast, 348; learns Haco's plans, 349; slays Haco and helps to rescue Cornish princess, 350, 351; known as Hereward the Saxon, the Champion of Women, 351 HEROD. Constantine declared more cruel than, 67 HET-WARE, THE. Expedition against, 31, 34 HIGHLANDS. Gaelic, old ballads, heroes in, 248; ballads, merely versions of Irish Gaelic hero-legends, 248; Irish Gaelic hero-legends carried from Erin to, 248 HILDEBURH, QUEEN. Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19 HNÆF (năf). Deeds of, chanted in Heorot, 19 HOLY CROSS. Constantine's vision of, 42, 50, 51; his desire to find, 54; Elene's quest after, 54-62; Judas confesses to knowledge of sacred truth of, 57; Judas refuses to reveal place of, at first, but is prevailed upon by starvation, 58, 59; the "Day" of, ordained, 62 HOLY INNOCENTS. Constantine declared more cruel than Herod, who killed the, 67 HOLY LAND. Black Colin receives tidings of fresh crusade in, 250; sets out for, 252; Black Colin's desire to see, 253 HOLY NAILS. Obtained by Elene, 61; given to Constantine, 62 HOLY ROOD. King Arthur vows by, 268; giant forces him to swear by, 270 HOLY SEPULCHRE. Black Colin's desire to see, 253 HOLY TREE. See Holy Cross HOMER. Greeks of, early Britons, and Irish Celts, racial affinity between, 184 HOOD, ROBIN. See Robin Hood