| 词条 | The Queen of Elfan's Nourice |
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SynopsisA mortal woman laments being taken from her four-day-old son. The Queen of Elfland promises that if she nurses the queen's child, she will be returned. The Queen then points out their path: the road to Elfland, rather than to Heaven or Hell.[3] MotifsThe path to Elfland appears to be taken from the ballad "Thomas the Rhymer" rather than be a part of this tale.[4] The plot of the ballad revolves about a common piece of folklore, the taking of human woman to Elfland to nurse fairy babies;[5] women were often regarded as being in particular danger of being taken by the fairies immediately after giving birth.[6] This ballad was one of 25 traditional works included in Ballads Weird and Wonderful (1912) and illustrated by Vernon Hill.[7] See also
References1. ^Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Queen of Elfan's Nourice" 2. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 358, Dover Publications, New York 1965 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/C040.html|last=Waltz|first=Robert B.|last2=Engle|first2=David G.|title=The Queen of Elfan's Nourice|work=Folklore The Traditional Ballad Index: An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World|publisher=California State University, Fresno|year=2012|accessdate=2017-11-20}} 4. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 358, Dover Publications, New York 1965 5. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 358-9, Dover Publications, New York 1965 6. ^Carole B. Silver, Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness, p 167 {{ISBN|0-19-512199-6}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/balladsweirdwond00choprich#page/n25/mode/2up|last=Chope|first=R.P.|title=Willy's Lady|work=Ballads Weird and Wonderful|pages=5–6|publisher=Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.|year=1912|accessdate=2017-11-19}} External links
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