eam of Maxen Wledig," 42;
Celtic features in, 185.
2. Saga, hero of, Emperor Maxentius, 42

WEOHSTAN (wyo-stan). Father of Wiglaf, who supported Beowulf in his
fight with the fire-dragon, 36

WEST. Constantine a favourite of Roman soldiery of the, 63;
Roman soldiery of the, proclaim Constantine emperor, 63;
the fictitious wanderings of Horn in realms of, 307

WESTERN ISLES. Irish Gaelic hero-legends carried to, from Erin, 248

WESTERNESSE. Childe Horn lands on shore of, 289;
Ailmar, King of, questions Horn, 290;
Horn returns to, accompanied by Irish knights, 304;
recital of the fictitious plans of Horn to reach, within seven
years, 307

WHITBY. Hereward lands at, 339

WIG-LAF. Son of Weohstan; supports Beowulf in his fight with the
fire-dragon, 36-41

WILF-INGS. Hrothgar shields Ecgtheow from, 11

WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLEE. One of the famous outlaws of England, 226

WILLIAM TELL. William of Cloudeslee the, of England, 226;
Alice, wife of, 227;
goes to Carlisle, 227;
sheriff informed of his presence, 229;
attacked by sheriff and his men, 231;
capture of, 232;
sheriff sentences to be hanged, 232;
news of his sentence conveyed to the greenwood, 233;
Clym's stratagem to save, 234;
rescued from death, 237, 238;
visits London to see king, 241;
the king pardons, 243;
shoots apple from son's head, 245, 246;
receives royal favours from king and queen, 246

WILLIAM WENDUT. Second son of Grim; accompanies Havelok to Denmark,
87

WINCHESTER. Godrich takes Goldborough from, to Dover, 81

WLEDIG. See Maxen Wledig

WOMEN, CHAMPION OF. Hereward known as, 351

WYRD (weird). Goddess of Fate, 13, 34

Y

YORK. Archbishop of, unites in marriage Havelok and Goldborough, 85;
Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey, in, 321

YORKSHIRE. Barnesdale, forest in, once dwelling-place of Robin Hood,
314, 315

YULETIDE. King Arthur's knights keep, 267

Z

ZACCHAEUS. Grandfather of Judas, 57

Transcriber's Note

Minor typographic errors in punctuation have been corrected without
note. Hyphen inconsistencies have been corrected without note where
there was a prevalence of one formation over another.

There is some variation in spelling, sometimes of proper names, often
between the main text and quoted texts, and a number of archaic words.
These remain a