Fascinating thread!

I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on the possible likelihood of links between Tam O Lin and Tam Lin?

Walter Scott claims the former was a 'burlesque' of the latter. I idly wondered if all of the animal parts worn as clothing might be a rough reference to the shape-shifting of Tam Lin.

Has anyone seen any further research into the possibility that the one song was a pastiche of the other? I'm digging into various theses and academic essays, but most seem disappointingly vague about either the difference between the two ballads, or any possible connection.