the four (five?) founders?

[Ellimist15 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 6486

Rita said: 

<< Rowena, I keep saying, is the Saxon because Walter Scott named his Saxon heroine in IVANHOE Rowena. Helga is the Dane -- remember King Canute (Knut -- are Knuds named after him?), the Danelaw, King Alfred of the burnt oatcakes? >>

If I remember correctly, the names of the two characters captured in Ivanhoe were Rowena and Cedric. Does this spark any ideas?

Ellie, who is currently scouring her bookshelves to see if she has a copy of Ivanhoe