Tam Lin Legend
The ballad of Tam Lin
The ballad of Tam Lin, a mortal man stolen away by the queen of the fairies to live in the green under hill is old as old. There are many versions of the story and even of his name: Tamlane, Tamlain, Tam Lin, Tombline, but the central features of the story are quite consistent.
"If my love were an earthly knight, As he's an elfin grey, I wad na gie my ain true-love For nae lord that ye hae."
"Tam Lin" is Child Ballad #39, stemming from Oral Tradition, and one...
The ballad of Tam Lin, a mortal man stolen away by the queen of the fairies to live in the green under hill is old as old. There are many versions of the story and even of his name: Tamlane, Tamlain, Tam Lin, Tombline, but the central features of the story are quite consistent.
"If my love were an earthly knight, As he's an elfin grey, I wad na gie my ain true-love For nae lord that ye hae."
"Tam Lin" is Child Ballad #39, stemming from Oral Tradition, and one...
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