Earl Brand
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Earl Brand is Child ballad 7. Legend claims it recounts a historical event.
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The hero, who may be Earl Brand, Lord Douglas, or Lord William, flees with the heroine, who may be Lady Margaret. A Carl Hood may betray them to her father, but they are always pursued. The hero kills the pursuers and is mortally wounded. He gets the heroine to his mother's house, but when he dies, she dies of sorrow.
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- Earl Brand with historical notes
- Earl Brand variants
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