Lord Livingston [Child 262]

DESCRIPTION: Livingston and Seaton both desire the favors of a lady. The lady weds Livingston for her own reasons. Seaton demands a duel. The lady offers to fight him, but Livingston claims it is his right. He is killed. The lady dies of sorrow after seven years
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1878
KEYWORDS: courting love fight death grief mourning marriage
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Child 262, "Lord Livingston" (1 text)
Roud #3909
File: C262

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