The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter

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The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter is Child ballad 110.

[edit] Synopsis

A knight persuades a shepherd's daughter to give him her virginity. She chases after him to court, on foot while he is on horseback, and demands marriage. He attempts to bribe her, but she insists, and he must marry her or be executed. After the marriage, it is revealed, either by the woman herself or by Billy Blin, that she is, in fact, the daughter of royalty or high nobility.

[edit] See also

• The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie

[edit] External links

• The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter