THOR-BRAND. Brother of Biargey, 113; helps Howard against Thorbiorn, 115 THOR-DIS. Mother of Vakr; sends second son to assist in fight against Olaf, 105 THOR-KEL. Lawman and arbitrator of Icefirth, 97; his false decree concerning a whale, 102 THOR-OLD. Same as Turoldus; author of "Song of Roland," 122 THURSTON. King of Ireland; served by Horn, 301; Harold and Berild, sons of, 302; offers kingdom and his daughter Reynild to Horn, 302; Horn discloses his identity to, 304 TIBER. Hunting expedition down, by Maxen Wledig, 43 TIR-NAN-OG. The land of never-dying youth, 163 TREE, THE HOLY. See Holy Cross TRINITY. Truth of, demonstrated by shamrock-leaf, 157 TROJAN WAR. An ancient story, yet well known, 58 TUCK, FRIAR. Masses sung by, for Robin Hood, 318 TURPIN. Archbishop of Charlemagne, one of Twelve Peers, 125, 136; blesses the knights, 139, 140; mediates between Roland and Oliver, 145; mortally wounded, 149; his death, 150, 151 U UATH, THE STRANGER. Giant who tests champions, 199-203; adjudges Cuchulain Champion of Heroes of all Ireland, 203 UBBE (ub-bĕ). Danish jarl, friend of King Birkabeyn; befriends Havelok and Goldborough, 87-93; appointed Regent of Denmark for Havelok, 94 ULSTER. Fergus commanded to buy food at, 165; Conor, King of, 185; Cuchulain peer among champions of, 185; Armagh, capital of, 186; Red Branch heroes, royal bodyguard of, 186; Bricriu stirs up strife among champions of, 187, 188 UNKNOWN GOD. Constantine's acceptance and reverence of the, 51; the people awed by token of, 53 UTERYSDALE. Land of Sir Richard of the Lea in, 323; Sir Richard redeems the land, 324-327; Sir Richard returns to, 333 V VAKR. Thorbiorn's nephew, 97; mocks Olaf, 100; jeers at Brand the Strong, 102, 103; accompanies Thorbiorn to meet Olaf, 103-106; Thordis, mother of, 105; his miserable end, 116 VALBRAND. Brother of Biargey, 112, 113; visited by Howard, 114 VALTIERRA. Charlemagne retires to, on way to France, 134 VEILLANTIF. Roland's steed, 136; slain by Saracens, 150 VICAR OF CHRIST on earth, Black Colin regards Pope as, 253 VIKINGS. Gospel preached to, 157 VIRGIN MARY. Cult of, 121; Cathleen invokes, 163; Cathleen's people invoke, 181 W WALES. Old Roman roads in, that connected Helena's three castles still known as "Sarn Helen," 49; legend of Havelok the Dane thought to have originated in, 73; mediæval, Arthurian legend preserved by, 265 WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM. Scottish hero, 248; schoolfellow and comrade of Sir Nigel Campbell, 249 WARDEN. Of the coast of Denmark, welcomes Beowulf, 6; conducts Geats to Heorot, 8; Wulfgar, one of Hrothgar's nobles, greets Beowulf, 9; of Geatland, welcomes Beowulf's return, 29