[6] Seward, son of Beorn earl of Northumbria. Tradition said that Beorn's father was a bear in the forests of Norway; and that beneath Beorn's shaggy locks the long ears of a bear were hidden from view. [7] Lincoln. [8] My readers will remember that the Britons were always at war with the Saxons, by whom they had been driven into that land which we now call Wales, and into Cornwall, or South Wales. The Welsh are the descendants of the Britons; and the word _Welsh_ comes from the Saxon word _wealhas_, which means a stranger, or some one you cannot understand. [9] Athelney, a small spot at the confluence of the rivers Tone and Parret in Somersetshire. [10] This jewel was found long afterwards, perfect and undefaced, and it is now preserved at Oxford. For eight hundred years it had lain in the peaty soil, just where the King must have dropped it. [11] Although I have used it in my story, this beautiful reference was not made at this time. It was really spoken two hundred and fifty years before, on the introduction of Christianity into England. * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES Minor punctuation errors repaired. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. Footnotes have been moved to the end of the text. In p. 267, a paragraph starts: "Softly," he replied. "Here we can abide as Alfred's thanes.... It may be an error for: Softly, he replied. "Here we can abide as Alfred's thanes.... However, the original has been retained in the text. End of Project Gutenberg's Wulnoth the Wanderer, by Herbert Escott-Inman