Tam Lin's Fairy Queen
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The fairy queen from the ballad Tam Lin (Child 39) is described as a terrible and deadly antagonist. She pays a tithe to Hell every seven years, and Tam Lin fears he will be forced to serve as a human sacrifice to fulfill this obligation.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Thomas the Rhymer's Fairy Queen, Penelope La Gard, King Philip, Queen Bahee, Gwenhidw, Gwydion ab Don, Old Moss, Janet, Joan the Wad, Nicneven, Clíodhna, Oonagh, Finvarra, Aibhell, Ainé, Morgan le Fey
- served by
- Tam Lin
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Sources
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Source passages
“a terrible and deadly fairy queen is the antagonist of Tam Lin (Child 39). Tam Lin's Fairy Queen pays a tithe to Hell every seven years, and Tam Lin fears that he will be forced to serve as a human sacrifice”
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