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Thread #154305   Message #3619300
Posted By: Susan of DT
16-Apr-14 - 07:57 AM
Thread Name: Tam Lin (Child #39-I)
Subject: RE: Tam Lin (Child #39I)
That first verse, it sounds to me, as you suggested, that she is asking whether he is human and Christian, rather than an elf or other supernatural being. The second seems to be saying that he is human and noble. The third gives his parentage and says that she knew him as a child.