Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Ballads
Many songs in this section have supernatural features. Curses, enchantments, and shapeshifting abound. Characters we will meet include King Arthur, loathly women, sea monsters, witches, wild beasts, the Elf Queen, a mermaid, and a ghost.
Be warned that death, abduction, rape, murder, infidelity, incest, and suicide are frequent occurrences.
Read along: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/
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