his daughter releases Hereward, 344, 345;
Sigtryg sends forty Danes to, 348

ALFTRUDA. Ward of Edward the Confessor, 339;
Hereward's first meeting with, 339;
rescues from Fairy Bear, 340, 341;
Hereward takes farewell of, 342

ALICE OF CLOUDESLEE. Wife of William of Cloudeslee, 227;
outlaw husband visits, 227, 228;
rescued from burning house, 232;
thanks Adam Bell and Clym for delivering her husband, 240;
appointed chief woman of bedchamber to the royal children, 246

ALL-FATHER. Praised for Beowulf's victory over Grendel, 18

ALTO-BIS-CA'R. Song of (a forgery), 120

ANGLESEY. Same as Mona, 47

ANGLO-SAXON NOBILITY. Hereward the ideal of, 334, 335

ANGLO-SAXON TIMES. Legends regarding Constantine during, 42

AENGUS THE EVER-YOUNG. Irish people and wrath of, 158

ANLAF. Same as Olaf, or Sihtricson; known to Welsh as Abloec or
Habloc; romantic stories concerning, 73

ANSEIS, DUKE OF. Mortally wounded, 143

ARABIA. Physicians from, with remedies for Constantine's leprosy, 65

ARMAGH. Capital of Ulster; Cuchulain and Emer dwell at, 186;
King Conor and heroes return to, 190;
heroes return to, 195

ARNOLDIN, SIR. Cousin of Athulf; helps to save Rymenhild, 312;
King Ailmar nominates as his heir, 313

ARTHUR, KING. Uncle of Sir Gawayne, 265;
Christmas kept at Carlisle by, 266;
Guenever, queen of, 266;
uncle of Sir Gareth and Sir Mordred, 266;
damsel requests a boon of, 267;
his journey to Tarn Wathelan, and fight with giant, 269;
humiliated by the giant and released on certain conditions, 270;
his search for the answer to the giant's question, 270-272;
learns it from the loathly lady, 272;
the ransom paid to giant, 273;
the loathly lady demands a young and handsome knight for husband
for helping, 274;
Sir Gawayne offers to pay ransom for, 275;
summons court to hunt in greenwood near Tarn Wathelan, 276;
rebukes Sir Kay, 277;
his joy over his nephew's wedding with the supposed loathly lady,
284, 285

ARTHURIAN LEGEND. Preserved by mediaeval Wales, 265

ARVON. Fertile land of, searched by ambassadors of Maxen Wledig,
47-49

ASBRAND. Brother of Biargey, 113;
helps Howard against Thorbiorn, 115

ASCHERE (ask-her[)e]). One of King Hrothgar's thanes, carried off by
Grendel's mother, 21

ATHELBRUS. King Ailmar's stew