HUMBER. Grim arrives in, 81 HUNFERTH. Hrothgar's orator, jealous of Beowulf, 12; lends Beowulf his sword, Hrunting, 23, 24 HUNS. Form a confederation with the Goths, Franks, and Hugas to overthrow Constantine, 50; Romans conquer by Cross standard, 52 HYGD. Wife of King Hygelac; hails Beowulf's return to Geatland, 29, 30; offers crown to Beowulf, 31 HYGELAC (hē´gĕ-lac). King of Geats, 1; son of King Hrethel, 5, 34; brother-in-law of Ecgtheow, 6; uncle of Beowulf, 6; hails Beowulf's return to Geatland, 29, 30; Beowulf chief champion of, 30; slain in expedition against the Hetware, 31; succeeded by his son, Heardred, 31; brought up with brothers, Herebeald and Hathcyn, and Beowulf, 34 I ICEFIRTH. Thorbiorn in, 97 ICELAND. Christian faith in, 96, 97 ICELANDIC. 1. Saga, "Howard the Halt," 96. 2. Ghosts, reference to, 96 INNIS EOALAN. The Lady of Loch Awe builds a castle on ruins of White House on, 257 INNOCENTS, HOLY. Constantine declared more cruel than Herod, who killed the, 67 IRELAND. Characteristics common to people of, 156; known in olden Europe as "Isle of Saints," 157; Gospel preached to people of, 157; High King of, convinced of truth of Trinity, 157; strife in, 158; famine in, 159-183; famine tempts people to revolt from the True Faith, 167; demons arrive in, 168; Cuchulain without fear among the champions of, 185; Horn at, 301-304; Horn touches at, on way to Suddene, 313; Sigtryg, son of a Danish king, in, 343; Hereward sails for, 346 IRISH. Relation of literature, to Greek literature, 184; Celts, early Britons, and Greeks of Homer, one stock, 184; heroes, and legends concerning, 248 ISLE OF SAINTS. See Ireland, 157 ITALY. Claims Roland in guise of Orlando, Orlando Furioso, Orlando Innamorato, 121 J JERUSALEM. The place where Christ suffered, 54; Elene's quest in, to find the sacred Cross, 54-62; Constantine and Elene build a glorious church in, 61; Cyriacus (Judas) Bishop of, 61; messenger to Black Colin familiar with all holy places in, 250; Black Colin as a pilgrim at, 253 JESUS CHRIST. The Cross the sign of, 53; the Resurrection and Ascension of, preached to Constantine, 53 JEWS. Elene's quest to land of, to find sacred Cross, 55-58; the Chosen People, 56; summoned, but dismissed in peace, by Elene, 58 JOHN. 1. Son of Sir John of the Marshes, 205; Gamelyn left in charge of, 206; Gamelyn resists, 207, 208; his great feast, 216; put in chains by Gamelyn, 217; proclaims Gamelyn a wolf's-head, 220; his death by hanging, 224. 2. Little. See Little John JOSEPH and his brethren, "Gamelyn," a version of story of, 204 JUDÆA. See Jerusalem