Babylonian myths, xxviii.

Bænkhied (ben'kide), Brynhild's sister,
326.

Balder (bal'dir), xxv, xxvii, xxix, xxxvi,

xxxvii, xxxviii, 10, 27, 28, 65, 66,
146; world vows, 147; fate foretold,
148-9; his death, 150-1; funeral,
152-4; in Hela, 155–6, 157; poem,
158-9; his avenger, 165, 166, 167,
168, 169, 170, 173; his return, 183,
184; in heroic story, 221-31, 390,
403.

Balder's spring, 227.

Balmung (bal'moong), Siegfried's sword,
359, 363, 365.

Balor (baul-or), Celtic night-god, xxix.
Bechlaren (bech'lar-en), 394.

Beli (ba-le), the giant, 39, 54, 62, 68.
Bel-Merodach, xxviii.
Beowulf, the elder, 189,

Beowulf (ba-o-wulf), the hero, xxv;
historical theory, xxxix; a thane,
191; his resolution, 192; arrives at
Heorot, 193, 194, 195; fight with,
Grendel, 198, 199, 200; the feast,
201; fight with Grendel's mother,
202-6; triumph and return home,
207-9; dragon fight and death, 210-9;
as Boe and Vale, 231, 283 m.
Beowulf poem, xx; its gloom, xxviii;
the plot, xxxix; history of, xl, xli;
narrative, 187-219.

Bergelmer (ber-gel'mer), 4, 10, 169.
Bern, Verona, xlii n.

Bertram (ber'tram) of Pola, 440.

Bestla (best'la), 4.

Beyla (bi-la), wife of Bygver, 96.
Bibung (bee-bung) the dwarf, 434.
Bifrost (be-frest), xxxvii, 15, 16, 19, 20,
23, 33, 60, 69, 99, 147, 181.
Bikke (bik'kee), 80.

Bikki (Sibech), 342.

Bil, moon-maid, xxxvii, 6, 7, 22.
Billing (bil'ling), elf of twilight, 165,
166, 168.

Billing, sunset elf, 20.
Billingsgate, 165 n.

Bilrost (bil-rest) and Bifrost, xxxvii.
Biterolf (bi'te-rolf), 424.

Bjarmaland (b'yarʼma-land), 257.
Bjarmians, 225.

Bjorno-Hoder (b'yorno-hooder), 45.
Black Isle, xlv.

Bladel (blæ'del), brother of Etzel, 392,
397.

Blutgang (blut'gang) sword, 410.
Boann (bo'an), the Irish river goddess,
xxxi.

Bodvild (bod'veeld), Queen of Sweden,
284.

Boe (bo'e), Balder's avenger, 230, 231.
Also Bous.

Bolverkin (bol' werk - in), "the evil.
doer", Odin as, 24.

Bor (ber), son of Bure, 4, 9, 10.
Border Ballads, Hela in, 276-81;
Clerk Saunders, 305-8, 336 n.
Borghild (borg'hild), wife of Sigmund,
299, 309, 310.

Bous (bo'us) as Beowulf and Vale, 2191.
Also Boe.

Boyne river myth, 419n.

Brage (bra'gee), 28, 39, 99, 153, 171,
172.

Bran (brân), dog with "Seven Sleepers",
xlv.

Branstock (bran-stock), the oak, 289.
Brian Boroimhe (bree'an bor'iv), xlvii.
Brimer (bri'mer), 184.

Britain, King of, in Hamlet, 236–8, 240,
241, 242.

Britons, early, xl.

"Broad-heads", xxviii, xlvii.
Brok (brock), elf smith, 35, 37, 38,
Brooke, Stopford, xxvi, xxxix, xl, 219n.
Brunhild (broon'heelt), 358, 369, 370,
372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379,
380, 381, 383, 384, 385, 388, 403.
Brute (broo'tee), xxxiv.
Brynhild (bren-held), 320, 323, 324,

325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 341,

342, 343, 344, 345.

Budle (bud'le), father of Brynhild, 326.

Bure (bur'e), first Asa-god, 3, 4.
Burgundians (ber-gun'dians), 352 n.
Burial customs in legends, xxiv, xxv.
Bygver (big-ver), Frey's servant, 96.
Byrger (bir-ger), 6.
Byrr, xxxvi.

Byzantium (bi-zan'tium), 231.

Cailleach (cal-yach), period in April,
418 n.

Cailleach Mor (cal'yach more), the
Scottish hag, xxii.

Cat, the big grey (“Midgard Serpent"),
121, 124.

Celtic gloom, xxviii; fatalism, 168 n.
Celtic myths, xxix.

Charlemagne (sharle-mãn), 453 .
Christianity, adopted in Northern
Europe, xx.
Churl (kurl), 188.

Cock, Hela's Red Fire, 14, 178, 179.
Cock of the North. See Goldcomb.
Constantinople, xliii.

Corineus (kor'in - yes), Cornish giant-
slayer, xxxii.

Cornwall, giants of, xxxii, xxxiv.
Creation, story of, 1.

Cremation, burial customs, xxiv-v.
Cromarty (crom'ar-tee), hag of, 418 n.
Cuchullin (koo'hool-in), 242".
Cuse (koo'see), King of the Finns, 225.
Cyclopean (ky-klo'pee-an) fairies, xxxv.
Cyclops (ky'klops), Odin as, xxxi.

Dag, son of King Hogni, 300, 301.
Dagda (dag'da), Celtic god, xxxi.
Dagr (dag-ir), xxx, 8, 20.

Danann (dan'an) (Irish) gods, xxxiv,

XXXV.

Dankwart (dank'wart), 370, 371, 372,

373, 374, 377, 397.

Dawn gods. See Delling and Lugh.
Dawn myths, xxix, xxxvii n.

Day myth. See Dagr.

Decius (da'kee-us), xliv.

Delling (del'ling), elf of dawn, xxx,
8, 148.

Demon brides, 259 n.

Denmark, Beowulf visits, 192.
Devil, Odin and Svipdag identified
with, xxxviii.

Diether (deet'her), Dietrich's brother,
441, 442, 443, 444, 445.
Dietleib (deet'leep) the Dane, 424,

425, 429, 430, 431, 433, 440, 442.
Dietmar (deet'mar), 404, 406, 407,
409, 411, 412, 414, 438, 441, 445,
446.

Dietrich (deet'reech) of Bern, xxxii,

xxxvii, xxxviii, xxxix, xl, xlii, 352 n,
380 n, 392, 394, 396, 397, 398, 401,
402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409,
410, 411, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417,
418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424,
425, 427, 428, 429, 431, 432, 434,
435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441,
442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 448, 449;
452, 453.

Dingwall (ding'wall), xx.
Dises (dis'ez) of fate, 15, 17.
Dragon in Beowulf, 210-8, 421 n.
Draupner (drowp'ner), Odin's magic

ring, 37, 67, 68, 154, 155, 157.
Dromi (dro'me), the chain, 92.
Dvalin (dva'lin), Sindre as, 89.

Dwarfs, xxxv, xxxvi, 5, 12, 13, 39,
179.

Eadmund (ed'mund), King of England,
341 n.

Earnaness (ern'a-ness), 219 n.
Earthquakes caused by Loke, 176.
Ebenrot (eben'rot), 415.

Ecke (eck'a), 415, 416, 417, 418, 419,

421, 422.

Ecke-sax sword, 417, 418, 420, 421.
Edda (ed'da), Elder or Poetic, xvii,
xix, xli.

Edda, origin of word, xxii.

Edda, Snorri's or Prose, xvii, xviii, xix.
Edward the Confessor, xlvi.
Eggerich (ek'ker-ich) the dwarf, 409.
Egil (a'gil) the elf, xxxv, xxxvii, 39,

45, 47, 48, 55, 100, 112, 282, 411.

Egther (ek'ter), "sword guardian",
Gymer as, 74.
Egypt, xliv.

Elan (el'an), 190.
Eldir (el'dir), 171.
Elf maids of Urd, 15.
Elf smiths, 12.

Elivagar (el-i-vag'ar), the rivers, 2, 22,

38, 57, 100, 112, 132, 133, 142.
Ella (el'la), the English King, 341 n.
Elle (el-le) the hag "Old Age", 123,

124.

Elsan (el'san), 442, 444.

Elves, xxxv, xxxvi; at Ragnarok, 179.
Elvidner (el-vid'ner), home of Hel, 91.
Embla (em'bla), first woman, 9, 187.
Eormanric (er'men-reek), in Beowulf,

201.

Ephesus, Seven Sleepers, of xliv, xlvi.
Erik, the devil, xxxviii.

Erik (e'rik) of Denmark, 265, 266.
Erik of Norway, 265, 266, 267.
Ermenrich (er'men-reek), xlii, xliii,

341 m, 392, 404, 424, 425, 439, 440,
441, 442, 447, 449, 452.

Erp, son of Etzel, 442, 443, 445, 446.
Erp, son of Gudrun, 353.

Etzel (et'sel), King of Huns, 391, 393,

395, 396, 397, 399, 400, 401, 402,
441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447,
452. Also Attila.

Eylime (ey'lim-e) the King, 311, 312.

Faerie Queene, Spenser's, 219-20,
269-76.

Fafner (faf-ner), 285, 287, 314, 315,

316, 317, 318, 322, 329, 346, 349.
Fairies, Scottish, xxxv, 359 n.
Falke (fal'ke), Dietrich's horse, 420.
Fasold (fa'solt), 415, 419, 420, 421,
422.

Fates, Norns are, 15.

Feng, Hamlet's uncle, 232, 233, 234,
236, 237, 238, 239, 240.
Fenja (fen-ya), giant maid, 39, 44, 247,
248, 249.

Fenrer (fen'rer) the wolf, 90; in As-

gard, 91; binding of, 92, 93; in Gulf
of Black Grief, 93, 94; source of
River Von, 95, 96, 132, 171, 175,
176, 179; at Ragnarok, 180, 181,
182, 183.

Fians (fee'ans) (Fingalians), xlv, xlvi.
Finn the King in Beowulf, 201.
Finn-mac-Coul (fin"mak'kool), the
Scottish giant, xxxii, xxxviii, xxxix,
xlv; links with Sigurd, 315n, 319 n.
Finns, 225.

Fjalar (fyal-ar), Suttung as, 23, 47, 74,
179.

Fjorner (fyor-ner), Odin as, 316.
Flodden, xlvii.

Folk tales and mythologies, xxiii.
Fomors (fo'mors), xxxiii, xxxiv.
Forsete (for-set'e), son of Balder, 45.
Frey (fri) as elf king, xxxv, xxxvi;
the Asa-god, 28, 35, 36, 37, 44, 49,
53; in captivity, 54, 55; set free, 62,
63; loves Gerd, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,
71, 72, 74; in revolt, 77, 96, 153,
172; at Ragnarok, 182, 187; in
heroic story, 227; as Frode, 246 n.
Frazer, Prof., xxxvi.

Frederick of Barbarossa, xlvii.
Frederick the Great, xlii.

Freke (frek'), Odin's wolf-dog, 26,
167.

Freyja (frl-ya), xxxvi, 28, 30, 31, 32,
33, 39, 49, 50, 53; in captivity, 54,
55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 72, 73,
83, 84, 85, 86, 126, 127; Thrym
desires, 126, 127, 128, 129; enter-
tains Hrungner, 138, 153, 201,
288, 289.

Frigg (frig), Queen of Asgard, 28, 146,
147, 149, 150, 151; maids of, 153,
155, 157, 173.

Frisians (free'see-ans), 201.

Frode (fro'dē), King of Denmark, 246,
247, 248.

Frode's Mill, 246. Also World Mill.
Frost giants, xxxii, 3, 16, 30, 31, 38,
44, 47, 59, 69, 87, 112, 128, 142.
178,

Fulla (ful'a), sister of Frigg, 147, 153,

157.

Gaelic literature, xxviii.

Game of gods, 12, 184.

Gangraad (gang'raad), Odin as, 169.
Garden of Hela, 259; flowers from,
268; in Spenser's Faerie Queene,
273-4, 275-6, 280-1.

Garm, watch dog, 95, 178, 180.
Geats (gå-ats), 191.

Geirrod (gir'rod), the giant, xxxiii-iv,
xliv, 99; captures Loke, 131, 132,
133; Thor slays, 134; in Hela, 257,
260, 261, 263.

Gelder (gel'der), 25, 39.

Gelder, King of Saxony, 224, 226.
Gelga (gel'gya), chain binding Fenrer,
95.

Geoffrey of Monmouth, xx, xxxii, xxxiv,

Ginnunga-gap (gi-noon-ga-gap), 1.
Giptes (gip-tez), 15.

Giselher (gee'sel-här), 362, 369, 378,
395, 399.

Giuki (gi'ook-e), 319, 325, 326, 328,
329, 334, 336, 338, 342, 343, 347,
348.

Giukings (gi'oo-kings) as Burgundians,
352 n.

Gjallar-horn (g'yal'lar), 16, 21, 89, 178,
187, 262 n.

Gjalp (g'yalp), giantess, 99, 133.
Gjoll (g'yel) River, 151, 155.

Gjoll rock, 95.

Glam, xxxix.

Gleipner (glip-ner), the magic cord, 93.
Glencoe, xlv.

Glittering Heath, 287, 316.

Glittering Plains, 265, 267.

Gloom of Teutonic literature, xxvii; of
Celtic, xxviii.

Goats of Thor, 100.

Gods, local and imported, xxvii.
Goemagot (goy'ma-got), Cornish giant,
xxxii.

Goldcomb, 14, 61, 62, 178.

Golden Age of gods, 12, 29, 30,
187.

Gorm, King of Denmark, xliv, 254,
255, 258, 259, 260, 264, 265.
Gram, the Volsung sword, 291, 296,
297, 311, 312, 315, 316, 326.
Grane (gran'nā), Sigurd's steed, 314,
322, 329; Siegfried's, 357.
Granmar (gran'mar), sire of Hodbrod,
300.

Gray's Descent of Odin, 159–62.
Greece, xliv.

Greek mythology, xxix; river myths,
419 n.

Greip (grip), the giantess, 39, 99.
Grendel (gren-del) in Beowulf, xxxix,
xl, 190, 191, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200,
202, 206, 207, 213.
Grendel's mother, 202, 206.
Grep (grap), 30, 39, 54, 55.
Greybeard the ferryman, Odin as, 143,
144, 145.

Grid (greed), the hag, xxxiv, 132, 133,
134.
Gridarvold (greed'ar-vold), magic wand,
132.

Grim (greem), xxxix, 404, 405, 406,
407, 408, 409, 422.

Grimhild (grim'hild) the queen, 326,

327, 328, 329, 343, 344, 345.
Grimm, 341 2.

Griper (gree'per), Sigurd's uncle, 315.
Grjottungard (gryot-toon'-gard), Hrung.
ner's domain, 139.

Groa (gro'a), elf of growth, 47, 48, 49,
50, 53, 60, 77, 79, 142, 143; as
Hamlet's mother, 232 1.
Gudhorm (gud-hōrm), son of Halfdan,
48, 77, 78, 79, 80.
Gudmund (gud'moond) as Mimer, 257,
258, 259, 263, 267, 268, 269 n.
Gudrun (goo'-droon), 326, 328, 330,
331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 341,
342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349,
351, 352, 353, 354 m, 439.
Gulf of Black Grief (Amsvartner), 19,
93, 95, 96, 175, 176, 178.
Gullintani (gull'in-ta-nee) (Heimdal), 16.
Gulveig-Hoder (gul'vēg-hoo-der), the
hag, 30, 39, 71, 90, 157.
Gungner (goong'ner), Odin's spear, 35,
37, 181.

Gunlad (goon'lad), wooed by Odin, 22,
23, 24.

Gunnar (gun'nar), 326, 327, 328, 329,

330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 344,
346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351.
Gunnhild (goon heeld), Asmund's queen,
87.

Gunno (gun'no), 230.

Gunther (gunt'her), 360, 362, 363, 365,
366, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373,
374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380,
381, 382, 383, 384, 387, 388, 389,
391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 397, 398,
401, 402, 446, 447.

Gustr (gust'er), xxxvi.
Guttorm (goot'torm), 326, 333.
Gymer (gee'mer), xxx, 65, 66, 67, 68,
69, 70, 71, 74, 96, 172, 179.

Hag, the Scottish, xxxiii; the British,
xxxix.

Hag in Beowulf. See Grendel's mother.
Hag of Ironwood, xxx, 30, 34, 39, 63,
71, 72, 88, 90, 98, 157, 184, 187,
203 n, 288; as Ljod, wife of Volsung,
289. See also Aurboda, Angerboda,
and Gulveig-Hoder.

Hagen (ha'gen), 360, 363, 366, 370,

371, 372, 373, 374, 377, 385, 386,
387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 393, 394,
395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401,
402, 446, 447.

Hakon (ha'kon), King of Denmark,
343.

Halfdan (Halv'dan), 46, 47, 48, 49,

50, 52, 53, 59, 77, 78, 79, 84, 232n,
268.

Halfe (half'e), giant, 78, 80.
Halga (Hal-ga) the Good, 190.
Hall, Dr. Clark, xxviii, xl, xli.
Halogaland (ha'lo-ga-lant), 225, 255.
Hama (ham'a), 201,

Hamder (ham'der), son of Gudrun,
353.

Hamingjes (ham′ing-yez), 15-7, 266 n.
Hamlet (ham'let), xxi, xxxvii, xxxviii,

232-46. Also Amleth and Amlode.
Hamund (ha'mund), son of Sigmund,
299.

Hand, the Great Black, 81.

Hardgrep (hard'grep), giant maid, 79,
80;
killed by Great Hand, 81.
Harlungs (har'loonks), 440.
Harold and Balder's mound, 229.
Hati (ha-tee), moon-wolf, 7, 95, 182,
203 n.

Healfdene (half-den) in Beowulf, 189.
Heardings, tribe of Hadding, 78.
Hebrides, xix.

Heimar (him-ar), 326, 327, 328, 330,
338.

Heimdal (him'dal), 16, 20; as Rati,
23, 24, 60, 69; as Lyfir, 81; as a
seal, 85, 86, 89; sea mothers, 99,
128, 153, 174, 178; at Ragnarok,
180, 181, 185, 187, 188,