Havelok the Dane (Legendary character) -- Romances
Dauy, seint, 2863.
Denemark (Denmark), 340, 381, 386, &c.
Denshe, _sing. adj._ Danish, 1403;
_pl._ 2575, 2693, 2938.
Danshe, 2689.
Douere (Dover), 139, 265.
Doure, 320.
Engelond (England), 59, 202, 250, &c.;
--Engellond, 1093;
--Engelonde, 208;
--Englond, 1270;
--Engeland, 108, 610;
--Hengelond, 999;
_gen._ Engelondes, 63.
Englishe, _pl. adj._ (_followed by_ men), 2766, 2795;
--Englis (_used absolutely_), 254;
--Henglishe, 2945.
Giffin [_Qu._ Griffin] Galle, 2029.
GODARD (_gen._ Godardes, l. 2415),
is made regent of Denmark, pp. 12, 13;
shuts up Birkabeyn’s children in a castle, p. 13;
kills Swanborow and Helfled, p. 15;
spares Havelok, p. 16;
but afterwards hires Grim to drown Havelok, p. 17;
is attacked by Havelok, p. 67;
is taken prisoner, p. 68;
condemned, flayed, drawn, and hung, pp. 70, 71.
GODRICH (_spelt_ Godrigh, l. 178),
is Earl of Cornwall, p. 6;
is made regent of England, pp. 7, 8, 9;
shuts Goldborough up in Dover castle, p. 10;
makes Goldborough marry Havelok, p. 33;
raises an army against Havelok, p. 72;
excites his men, p. 73;
marches to Grimsby, p. 74;
fights with Ubbe, p. 75;
fights with Havelok, pp. 77, 78;
is taken prisoner, p. 78;
taken to Lincoln, and burnt alive, pp. 80, 81.
GOLDEBORU (_or_ Goldeborw, l. 2985),
is daughter of King Athelwold, p. 4;
is committed to the care of Godrich, pp. 8, 9;
shut up in Dover castle, p. 11;
is sent for to Lincoln, p. 33;
is married to Havelok, p. 36;
hears an angel’s voice, p. 39;
encourages Havelok to go to Denmark, p. 41;
rejoices at Godrich’s death, p. 81;
is queen of England, p. 85.
_See_ Havelok.
GRIM, a fisher, is hired by Godard to drown Havelok, p. 17;
discovers Havelok to be the right heir to the crown, p. 19;
takes Havelok over to England, p. 20;
founds Grimsby, p. 23;
sends Havelok to Lincoln, p. 26;
dies, p. 37.
[In l. 2333, there seems to be an allusion to a spectacle, in which
the history of Grim is represented.]
Grimes, _gen. c. of_ Grim, 1343, 1392, 2867.
Grimesbi, 745, 2540, 2579, 2617, 2619;
--Grimesby, 1202.
Gunnild (daughter of Grim, marries Earl Reyner of Chester),
2866, 2896.
Gunter (an English earl), 2606.
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