ulain Champion of Heroes of all Ireland, 203

UBBE (ub-b[)e]). Danish jarl, friend of King Birkabeyn; befriends
Havelok and Goldborough, 87-93;
appointed Regent of Denmark for Havelok, 94

ULSTER. Fergus commanded to buy food at, 165;
Conor, King of, 185;
Cuchulain peer among champions of, 185;
Armagh, capital of, 186;
Red Branch heroes, royal bodyguard of, 186;
Bricriu stirs up strife among champions of, 187, 188

UNKNOWN GOD. Constantine's acceptance and reverence of the, 51;
the people awed by token of, 53

UTERYSDALE. Land of Sir Richard of the Lea in, 323;
Sir Richard redeems the land, 324-327;
Sir Richard returns to, 333

V

VAKR. Thorbiorn's nephew, 97;
mocks Olaf, 100;
jeers at Brand the Strong, 102, 103;
accompanies Thorbiorn to meet Olaf, 103-106;
Thordis, mother of, 105;
his miserable end, 116

VALBRAND. Brother of Biargey, 112, 113;
visited by Howard, 114

VALTIERRA. Charlemagne retires to, on way to France, 134

VEILLANTIF. Roland's steed, 136;
slain by Saracens, 150

VICAR OF CHRIST on earth, Black Colin regards Pope as, 253

VIKINGS. Gospel preached to, 157

VIRGIN MARY. Cult of, 121;
Cathleen invokes, 163;
Cathleen's people invoke, 181

W

WALES. Old Roman roads in, that connected Helena's three castles
still known as "Sarn Helen," 49;
legend of Havelok the Dane thought to have originated in, 73;
mediaeval, Arthurian legend preserved by, 265

WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM. Scottish hero, 248;
schoolfellow and comrade of Sir Nigel Campbell, 249

WARDEN. Of the coast of Denmark, welcomes Beowulf, 6;
conducts Geats to Heorot, 8;
Wulfgar, one of Hrothgar's nobles, greets Beowulf, 9;
of Geatland, welcomes Beowulf's return, 29

WARFLAME. Magic sword, owned by Thorbiorn, and by which he himself
is slain by Howard, 115, 116

WASHERS OF THE FORD. Wrath of, and Irish people, 158

WATERFORD. Prince Sigtryg of, his troth-plight with daughter of King
Alef, 343;
Ranald, King of, 345;
Hereward reaches, 346;
Prince and Princess of, Hereward the best friend of, 351

WATLING STREET. Robin Hood sends his followers to, 316;
a year later sends followers once more to, 329

WEALHTHEOW (wal-thyow), QUEEN. Wife of Hrothgar; honours Beowulf,
14, 20

WELSH.
1. Legends, "Mabinogion" and "The Dr