Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret [Child 260]

DESCRIPTION: Thomas, goes hunting and is pursued by (Margaret), whom he cast aside. He orders that she be chased far from him. She takes refuge with and marries (someone). Later, Thomas arrives at her door as a beggar. She poisons him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1825
KEYWORDS: abandonment hunting punishment poison poverty begging
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber,Bord))
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Child 260, "Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret" (2 texts)
Bronson 260, "Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret" (1 version)
Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume1 58, "Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret" (1 text)
Lyle-Andrew-CrawfurdsCollectionVolume2 132, "Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret" (1 text)
Buchan/Moreira-TheGlenbuchatBallads, pp. 119-121, "Lord Thomas a Fragment" (1 text)
Leach-TheBalladBook, pp. 631-632, "Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret" (1 text)
Roud #109
File: C260

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