![]() She responds with a list of tasks which he must first perform, thus evading rape. ![]() In the oldest extant version of this ballad (circa 1600–1650), an elf threatens to abduct a young woman to be his lover unless she can perform an impossible task. The first broadside version was printed before 1674, and the roots of the song may be considerably older. As is the case with most traditional folk songs, there have been countless completely different versions recorded of the same ballad. The ballad has been collected in different parts of England, Scotland, Ireland, the US, and Canada. ![]() " The Elfin Knight" ( Roud 12, Child 2) is a traditional Scottish folk ballad of which there are many versions, all dealing with supernatural occurrences, and the commission to perform impossible tasks. ![]()
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