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"The Elfin Knight" is a traditional Scottish folk ballad of which there are many versions, all dealing with supernatural occurrences, and the commission to perform impossible tasks. The ballad has been collected in different parts of England, Scotland, Ireland, the US, and Canada. As is the case with most traditional folk songs, there have been countless completely different versions recorded of the same ballad. The first broadside version was printed before 1674, and the roots of the song may be considerably older.
"Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight" is the English common name representative of a very large class of European ballads.
"The Twa Sisters" is a traditional murder ballad, dating at least as far back as the mid seventeenth century. The song recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her jealous sister. At least 21 English variants exist under several names, including "Minnorie" or "Binnorie", "The Cruel Sister", "The Wind and Rain", "Dreadful Wind and Rain", "Two Sisters", "The Bonny Swans" and the "Bonnie Bows of London". The ballad was collected by renowned folklorist Francis J. Child as Child Ballad 10 and is also listed in the Roud Folk Song Index. Whilst the song is thought to originate somewhere around England or Scotland, extremely similar songs have been found throughout Europe, particularly in Scandinavia.
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"Riddles Wisely Expounded" is a traditional English song, dating at least to 1450. It is Child Ballad 1 and Roud 161, and exists in several variants. The first known tune was attached to it in 1719. The title "Riddles Wisely Expounded" was given by Francis James Child and seems derived from the seventeenth century broadside version "A Noble Riddle Wisely Expounded".
"The Cruel Brother" is a folk song.
Sweet William's Ghost is an English Ballad and folk song which exists in many lyrical variations and musical arrangements. Early known printings of the song include Allan Ramsay's The Tea-Table Miscellany in 1740 and Thomas Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry in 1765. Percy believed that the last two stanzas of the version he published were later additions, but that the details of the story they recounted were original.
Fair Mary of Wallington or Fair Lady of Wallington is Child ballad 91 and number 59 in the Roud Folk Song Index. Child lists at least seven variants of the ballad. The first variant is titled "Fair Mary of Wallington", while another variant is titled "The Bonny Early of Livingston".
"The Twa Brothers" is a traditional ballad existing in many variants.
Lady Maisry is Child ballad 65, existing in many variants.
References
- 1 2 Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Twa Knights"
- ↑ "Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Roud 303 entry".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Paul G. Brewster and Georgia Tarsouli. "Two English Ballads and Their Greek Counterparts." The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 69, No. 271 (1956): pp. 40-46.
- ↑ S. G. Armistead. "Judeo-Spanish and Pan-European Balladry." Jahrbuch für Volksliedforschung, Vol. 24 (1979): pp. 127-138.
- ↑ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Redesdale and Wise William"
- ↑ Pavle Popovie. "Shakespearean Story in Serbian Folklore." Folklore, Vol. 33, No. 1, (1922): pp. 72-90.