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eason, 146; his death as a traitor, 155; his name a byword in France for treachery, 155 GARETH, SIR. One of King Arthur's nephews, 266 GASCONS. Attack Charlemagne, 119 GAUTIER, COUNT. Roland's vassal, 136 GAWAYNE, SIR. King Arthur's nephew, the true Knight of Courtesy, 265; learns of King Arthur's adventure with the giant, 274; learns the price to be paid for the loathly lady's secret, 275; offers to pay it by marrying the loathly lady, 275; betroths the loathly lady, 279, 280; weds the loathly lady, 280; his choice frees the loathly lady from magic spells, 281, 283; the beauty of his bride, 281-285 GEATISH COURT. Beowulf brought up at, 6 GEATLAND. Same as Goetaland; news of Grendel's ravages reaches, 6; Beowulf sails to, 29; welcomed to shores of, 29, 30 GEATS. Hygelac, King of, 1; Goetaland, realm of, 5; arrival with Beowulf at Danish shores, 7; friendship with Danes, 30; forsake Beowulf in his encounter with the fire-dragon, 36; their sorrow over Beowulf's death, 40-41 GERIER. Peer of Charlemagne; mortally wounded, 143 GERIN. Peer of Charlemagne; mortally wounded, 143 GERMANY. Forefathers who dwelt in North, 1; Hygelac seeks conquest of his neighbours on mainland of, 5 GHENT. See Gilbert GILBERT OF GHENT. Hereward's godfather, 339; Hereward received by, 339; his Fairy Bear, slain by Hereward, 340, 341; Hereward quits his castle, 342; Hereward takes farewell of, 343 GLENURCHY. Glen belonging to MacGregors, given to Sir Nigel Campbell, 249; Black Colin inherits, 250; Lady of, grieves over her husband's departure on crusade, 251; Baron MacCorquodale's land borders, 256; Black Colin's return to, 258; new castle built with rents of, 264 GOD. The Unknown, reverenced by Constantine, 51; the people awed by the token of the Unknown, 53; worship of the True, 157; famine cools love for, 167 GODARD, JARL. Counsellor and friend of King Birkabeyn, 75; Havelok committed to care of, 75; regency over Denmark, 75; his cruelty, 76-78; his treachery disclosed and punished by death, 91-92 GODHILD. Queen of Suddene, King Murry's consort, the mother of Horn, 286; hears of husband's death and flees, 288 GODIVA, LADY. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, 335; her famous ride through Coventry, 335; He
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