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Steve Gardham Origins: James Madison Carpenter- Child Ballads 4 (114* d) RE: Origins: James Madison Carpenter- Child Ballads 4 23 Jul 18


Okay so the details vary somewhat and the narrative is very slim, it being all dialogue with lots of re-iteration, but it doesn't matter what language it turns up in the form is remarkably similar in each language. Off hand I can't think of another international ballad that does this. The norm is for ballads in different languages to use a common story or to have motifs in common. Remarkable! Perhaps another candidate would be 'Maid Freed from the Gallows'. I would go as far as to offer this ballad has possibly inspired the other 'will making' ballads like 'What is that Blood', 'Lizzie Wan'.




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