exempt, 333;
returns to Uterysdale, 333;
his power used to protect the outlaws, 333

ROBERT THE RED. Eldest son of Grim; accompanies Havelok to Denmark,
87

ROBIN HOOD. Romantic sympathy with, 225;
one of the famous outlaws, 226;
the original, 314;
forest of Barnesdale at one time his dwelling-place, 314, 315;
Sherwood Forest, headquarters of, 315;
Little John, Will Scarlet, and Much, his three most loyal
followers, 315;
three Masses heard by, 315;
sends his followers to Watling Street, 316;
his outlaw rules, 316;
stranger guest brought to, 317;
lends stranger guest four hundred pounds, 322;
sends his followers again to Watling Street, 329;
his followers capture and bring to greenwood, as guest, the Black
Monk, 330;
appropriates gold of the Black Monk as payment of loan to Sir
Richard of the Lea, 331, 332;
exempts Sir Richard from repayment of four hundred pounds, 333;
dwells securely in the greenwood under Sir Richard's protection,
333

ROLAND. Charlemagne's nephew; fame of, in romance, 119;
historical basis of legend of, 120;
in Spanish legend, 121;
"Saga" in French literature, 121;
"Chanson de Roland" and, 121;
one of the Twelve Peers, 125;
destruction plotted by Blancandrin and Ganelon, 131, 134;
plants his banner on topmost summit of Pyrenees, 134;
appointed to command rearguard, 135;
appealed to by Oliver to blow his horn, 138;
his army defeats Saracens, 141;
defeats second Saracen army, 143;
attacked by third Saracen army, 144;
willing to blow horn, but Oliver objects, 144;
blows Olifant, 145, 146;
Charlemagne hastens to rescue of, but arrives too late, 146;
slays only son of Marsile, 147;
smitten by Oliver in mistake, 148;
set upon by four hundred Saracens, 150;
realising death near, he tries to destroy sword Durendala, 152;
his death, 153;
avenged by Charlemagne, 153, 154

ROMAN EMPIRE. Charlemagne head of, 119

ROMANS. Conquer Huns by the Cross standard, 52

ROME. Church of, Constantine's generosity to, 42;
Maxen Wledig seeks rest near, 43, 46;
Princess Helena hailed Empress of, 48, 49;
Constantine calls a council of all wisest men in, 53;
Black Colin's messenger just home from, 251;
Holy War proclaimed by Pope at, 251;
Black Colin reaches, 253;
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