Saints Tancred, Torthred, and Tova were three Anglo-Saxon siblings who were saints, hermits and martyrs of the Ninth century. Their feast day was celebrated on 30 September at Thorney and Deeping.
In Imre Madách's tragedy The Tragedy of Man Adam is called Tankréd (the Hungarian version of Tancred) in scene 7. He is supposed to be Tancred, Prince of Galilee.