n, 249;
his death, 250;
clansmen of, accompany Black Colin to Holy Land, 252
CARADOC. Father of Eudav; grandfather of Princess Helena, and of
Princes Kynon and Adeon, 49
CARLISLE. Outlaw band near town of, in Englewood Forest, 226;
reference to sheriff of, 227;
William of Cloudeslee goes to, 227;
sheriff informed of William's presence at, 229;
outlaws Adam Bell and Clym go to, 234;
the outlaws escape from, 239;
King Arthur keeps Christmas at, 266;
Sir Gawayne and loathly lady wedded at, 280
CATHBAD. Druid; Cuchulain's tutor, 185
CATHLEEN. Irish countess; legend concerning, 156;
antiquity of the legend, 156;
the story, 156-183;
her grief because of her people's famine, 161;
prays to Virgin Mary, 163;
Fergus, steward of, 163;
value of her wealth, 164;
commands Fergus to provide food for sufferers from famine, 165;
her goodness extolled by the demons, 169;
hears of demon traders, 172;
tries to check traffic in souls, 174;
visits demons, 176;
Oona, foster-mother to, 178;
revisits demons, 179;
sells her soul, 179, 180;
her death, 182
CATHOLIC CHURCH. Pope, head of, 119
CELION. Constantine to send to, for Bishop Sylvester, 71
CELTIC LITERATURE. Spirit of mysticism in all, 156
CELTS. Gospel preached to, by St. Patrick, 157;
Irish, early Britons, and Greeks of Homer, racial affinity between,
184
CHAMPION.
1. Of Erin: compared with Achilles, 184;
Cuchulain the, his fame at age of seventeen, 185;
Bricriu urges Laegaire to claim title of, 187;
title to go to warrior who obtains Champion's Bit, 187;
tests to decide claims to title of, 193, 194, 196-203;
Uath the Stranger challenges the heroes to a test to decide
claims to title, 199-203.
2. Of Women: Hereward known as, 351
CHAMPION OF IRELAND. See Champion of Erin.
CHAMPION'S BIT, THE, 187, 188;
claimed by chariot-drivers of Laegaire, Conall, and Cuchulain,
188, 189;
awarded by Queen Meave to Laegaire, 195;
heroes severally claim, 195, 196;
tests to decide claims to, 196-203
CHANSON DE ROLAND. Roland and, 121;
late version of Anglo-Norman poem, 122;
Thorold, author of, 122
CHARLEMAGNE. World-famed equivalent, 119;
head of Roman Empire, 119;
Roland, nephew of, 119;
expedition into Spain, 119;
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