SUBJECT INDEX

Affection:
Child of Elle, [244];
Cochrane’s Bonny Grizzy, [70];
Fairy Tempter, [80].
Alfred the Great:
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176].
Ballads, Educational Use:
Foreword, [vii];
Suggestions for Teachers, [363].
Ballads, Literary Comment on:
Addison, [363];
Spenser, [xi];
Stedman, [363];
Sydney, [xii].
Ballads, Programme for Teaching:
Suggestions for Teachers, [363].
See also [Dramatics].
Beltan; see [May Day].
Bird Friends:
Earl of Mar’s Daughter, [115];
Gay Goss-Hawk, [218];
Singing Leaves, [131].
Border Ballads:
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Belted Will, [47];
Chevy-Chase, [21];
Galloway Raid, [20].
Brothers and Sisters:
Fairy Tempter, [80];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Proud Lady Margaret, [62];
Valentine and Ursine, [314].
Bruce, Robert, King of Scotland: Heart of the Bruce, [333].
Cakes, Burning of:
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176].
Chevy-Chase: Chevy-Chase, [21].
Chivalry:
Blancheflour and Jellyflorice, [209];
Child of Elle, [244];
Sir Galahad, [348];
Valentine and Ursine, [314].
Christ:
Barclay of Ury, [341];
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Pilgrimage, [351];
Royal Court, [353];
Sir Galahad, [348].
Christ-Child:
Three Kings, [357].
Christmas:
Sir Galahad, [348];
Three Kings, [357].
Clorinda:
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297].
Constancy:
Bonny Baby Livingston, [224];
Dæmon Lover, [7];
“Earl March Looked on his Dying Child,” [203];
Fair Anny of Roch-royal, [191];
Gay Goss-Hawk, [218];
Hynd Horn, [231];
Lady Clare, [59];
Lord Lovel, [204];
Mermaid, [10];
Sweet William’s Ghost, [276];
Young Beichan and Susie Pye, [237].
Cophetua: Beggar-Maid, [214].
Corrievreckan: Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97].
Courage and Heroism:
Alice Brand, [81];
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Chevy-Chase, [21];
Cochrane’s Bonny Grizzy, [70];
Famous Flower of Serving-Men, [65];
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Kemp Owyne, [122];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Pilgrim, [332];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291];
Sir Patrick Spens, [3];
Song of the Outlaw Murray, [301].
See also [Maids and Lassies, Brave and True].
Cruelty; see [Retribution].
Dee: Sands of Dee, [190].
Democratic Ballads:
Frolicksome Duke, [169];
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176];
King James the First and the Tinkler, [173].
Dramatics, Ballads Suitable for:
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Ballad of the Oysterman, [164];
Beggar-Maid, [214];
Cochrane’s Bonny Grizzy, [70];
Dæmon Lover, [7];
Earl Haldan’s Daughter, [58];
“Earl March Looked on his Dying Child,” [203];
Erl-King, [86];
Gay Goss-Hawk, [218];
Glenara, [212];
Greeting of Kynast, [74];
Kemp Owyne, [122];
King James the First and the Tinkler, [173];
Lady of Shalott, [124];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Noble Riddle, [208];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291];
Stormy Winds Do Blow, [2];
Thomas the Rhymer, [93];
Tragic Story, [158];
Young Tamlane, [255].
Many other ballads in this book may be dramatized.
Dwarfs:
Alice Brand, [81];
Belted Will, [47].
Edenhall: Luck of Edenhall, [135].
Eildon Tree:
Eve of St. John, [279];
Thomas the Rhymer, [93].
See also Glossary under [Eildon Tree], p. [377].
Elves; see [Fairies].
Enchantment and Mystery:
Alice Brand, [81];
Earl of Mar’s Daughter, [115];
Fairy Thorn, [87];
Kemp Owyne, [122];
La Belle Dame sans Merci, [91];
Lady of Shalott, [124];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Luck of Edenhall, [135];
May of the Moril Glen, [138];
Mermaid, [10].
See also [Fairies and Fairyland].
Endurance:
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291].
Erl-King: Erl-King, [86].
Ettrick:
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Song of the Outlaw Murray, [301].
Eve of St. John; see [Midsummer Day and St. John’s Day].
Fairies and Fairyland:
Alice Brand, [81];
Erl-King, [86];
Fairy Tempter, [80];
Fairy Thorn, [87];
Kilmeny, [101];
La Belle Dame sans Merci, [91];
May of the Moril Glen, [138];
Thomas the Rhymer, [93];
Young Tamlane, [255].
Fair Play:
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291].
Farm Customs: King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176].
Fathers:
Child of Elle, [244];
Cochrane’s Bonny Grizzy, [70];
Erl-King, [86].
Forest; see [Greenwood].
Friendship: Royal Court, [353].
Ghost-story Ballads; see [Halloween and Ghost Stories].
Giants: Valentine and Ursine, [314].
Goss-Hawks: Gay Goss-Hawk, [218].
Greenwood:
Alice Brand, [81];
Birth o’ Robin Hood, [290];
Fairy Tempter, [80];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291];
Royal Court, [353];
Song of the Outlaw Murray, [301];
Valentine and Ursine, [314].
Hallowe’en and Ghost Stories:
Dæmon Lover, [7];
Eve of St. John, [279];
Proud Lady Margaret, [62];
Sir Roland, [265];
Skeleton in Armour, [270];
Sweet William’s Ghost, [276];
Wife of Usher’s Well, [263];
Young Tamlane, [255].
Haughtiness; see [Pride and Vanity].
Hawthorn: Fairy Thorn, [87].
Heroism; see [Courage and Heroism].
Holy Grail: Sir Galahad, [348].
Humour:
Ballad of the Oysterman, [164];
Brian o’Linn, [160];
Cinder King, [167];
Dicky of Ballyman, [162];
Frolicksome Duke, [169];
Greeting of Kynast, [74];
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176];
King James the First and the Tinkler, [173];
Little Billee, [159];
May of the Moril Glen, [138];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291];
Tragic Story, [158].
Hunting:
Chevy-Chase, [21];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297].
James the First, King of England: King James the First and the Tinkler, [173].
Kelpies: Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97].
Knights and Ladies:
Alice Brand, [81];
Earl Haldan’s Daughter, [58];
Famous Flower of Serving-Men, [65];
Gay Goss-Hawk, [218];
Greeting of Kynast, [74];
Kemp Owyne, [122];
Lady Clare, [59];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Lochinvar, [215];
Lord Lovel, [204];
Proud Lady Margaret, [62].
Kunigunde: Greeting of Kynast, [74].
Kynast: Greeting of Kynast, [74].
Labour Day; see [Democratic Ballads].
Laidley Worms:
Kemp Owyne, [122];
Laidley Worm, [148].
Little John: Robin Hood and Little John, [291].
Magi: Three Kings, [357].
Maids and Lassies, Brave and True:
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Blancheflour and Jellyflorice, [209];
Bonny Baby Livingston, [224];
Cochrane’s Bonny Grizzy, [70];
Lady Clare, [59];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297];
Sweet William’s Ghost, [276];
Young Beichan and Susie Pye, [237];
Young Tamlane, [255].
Martinmas (November 11): Wife of Usher’s Well, [263].
May Day or Beltan (May 1):
Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97];
The Spell, [254].
Mermaids:
Mermaid, [10];
Stormy Winds Do Blow, [2].
Midsummer Day and St. John’s Day (June 24):
Eve of St. John, [279];
The Spell, [254].
Moors:
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Young Beichan and Susie Pye, [237].
Moral Courage:
Barclay of Ury, [341];
Lady Clare, [59];
True Valour, [355].
Mothers:
Lady Clare, [59];
Valentine and Ursine, [314];
Wife of Usher’s Well, [263].
Mountain Ash; see [Rowan Tree].
Mystery Ballads;
see [Enchantment and Mystery];
also [Halloween and Ghost Stories].
Outlaws:
Birth o’ Robin Hood, [290];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291];
Song of the Outlaw Murray, [301].
Palmers; see [Pilgrims and Pilgrimage].
Peace:
Peace, [356];
Pilgrimage, [351];
Royal Court, [353].
Pilgrims and Pilgrimage:
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Pilgrim, [332];
Pilgrimage, [351];
Sir Galahad, [348];
True Valour, [355].
Pride and Vanity:
Earl Haldan’s Daughter, [58];
Greeting of Kynast, [74];
Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97];
Proud Lady Margaret, [62].
Punishment; see [Retribution].
Purity:
Kilmeny, [101];
Sir Galahad, [348].
Quakers: Barclay of Ury, [341].
Raids and Reaving; see [Border Ballads].
Religious Ballads and Verses:
Barclay of Ury, [341];
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Pilgrim, [332];
Pilgrimage, [351];
Royal Court, [353];
Sir Galahad, [348].
Retribution:
Belted Will, [47];
Cruelty of Barbara Allen, [201];
Dæmon Lover, [7];
Earl Haldan’s Daughter, [58];
Eve of St. John, [279];
Greeting of Kynast, [74];
Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Sir Roland, [265].
Robin Hood:
Birth o’ Robin Hood, [290];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297];
Robin Hood and Little John, [291].
Romance and Lovers:
Alice Brand, [81];
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Blancheflour and Jellyflorice, [209];
Bonny Baby Livingston, [224];
Child of Elle, [244];
Cruel Sister, [196];
“Earl March Looked on his Dying Child,” [203];
Earl of Mar’s Daughter, [115];
Famous Flower of Serving-Men, [65];
Hynd Horn, [231];
Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97];
Lady Clare, [59];
Lochinvar, [215];
Lord Lovel, [204];
May of the Moril Glen, [138];
Noble Riddle, [208];
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297];
Singing Leaves, [131];
Skeleton in Armour, [270];
Sweet William’s Ghost, [276];
Young Beichan and Susie Pye, [237];
Young Tamlane, [255].
Rowan Tree or Mountain Ash:
Fairy Thorn, [87];
Laidley Worm, [148].
Sailors:
Dæmon Lover, [7];
Little Billee, [159];
Sir Patrick Spens, [3];
Stormy Winds Do Blow, [2].
St. John’s Eve; see [Midsummer Day and St. John’s Day].
Salem: Peace, [356].
Sea Ballads:
Dæmon Lover, [7];
Earl Haldan’s Daughter, [58];
Fair Anny of Roch-royal, [191];
Heart of the Bruce, [333];
Kelpie of Corrievreckan, [97];
Kemp Owyne, [122];
Laidley Worm, [148];
Little Billee, [159];
Mermaid, [10];
Sands of Dee, [190];
Sir Patrick Spens, [3];
Stormy Winds Do Blow, [2].
Shepherds:
King Alfred and the Shepherd, [176].
Sherwood Forest:
Robin Hood and Clorinda, [297].
Spindleston-Heughs:
Laidley Worm, [148].
Tamlane:
Young Tamlane, [255].
Tinkers:
Frolicksome Duke, [169];
King James the First and the Tinkler, [173].
Three Wise Men:
Three Kings, [357].
True Thomas:
Thomas the Rhymer, [93].
Valentine Day:
Valentine and Ursine, [314].
See also [Romance and Lovers].
Valour; see [Courage and Heroism].
Vanity; see [Pride and Vanity].
Vikings: Skeleton in Armour, [270].
Witches:
Laidley Worm, [148].
Womanliness:
Ballad of Meikle-Mouthed Meg, [32];
Beggar-Maid, [214];
Child of Elle, [244];
Kilmeny, [101];
Singing Leaves, [131].