In addition to what has been already quoted, proving that much Anglo-Saxon lore is mixed up in our mediæval fairy mythology, the following names of places, taken from the "Codex Diplomaticus ævi Saxonici," will further show that many of the fairy names enumerated by Drayton * and others, appear to come from the Saxon, and tend to prove that the medieval fairies were partly, at least, the offspring of the earlier race of elves.

days of yore were set down as fairy localities, and named after them, should even to these times be considered as haunted; and it shows how intimately fairy mythology and ghostology are connected. This, I trust, will be a sufficient excuse for my having given several stories of the latter class.

* Some of Drayton's names were most probably invented by him to suit the rhyme, as, Mop, Skip, Fib, Quick, Jil, Jin, and Nit.

+ "Where the modern name is printed in italic characters, it marks an attempt to suggest the name which may be borne by a corresponding place in the same county."- "Codex Dip.," Vol. vi., Introduction, p. 249.

See Heming's "Cartulary," pp. 360, 382, &c.; and Nash, Vol, ii., App., pp. 57, 58, 59, as to several places of the name of Elf, in the Anglo-Saxon times, such as Elvestun, Elfintun; &c. And "Domesday Book," as to Alfestun, Aluestun, Alvestun, &c.; also see pp. 434, 435, of this work.

See Heming's "Cartulary," for Grimanhylle, sive Grimmanhylle, vel Gremanhil, pp. 164, 165, 257, 300.

Ibid, as to Grimanleage, Grimanlege, Grimanleag, Grimelege, Grimanleg, Grimeleage, Grimanleah, vel Grymley, p. 147, &c., and Grimel, p. 516; also see before, pp. 438, 439, 440. Professor Léo, of Halle, says the word "Grima" denotes a mask.

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With respect to the Saxon name Grim," is it not possible that it was derived from the name of the Swedish king Grymer, who was so celebrated in Swedish and Danish song, and a description of whose romantic exploits are appended to the translation of Mallet's "Northern Antiquities," Vol. ii., p. 248, &c. In fact, many of the names of the elves and fairies may have been borrowed from those of either real or imaginary heroes.