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In the legend of Childe Rowland, the titular hero embarks on a quest to save his sister, Burd Ellen, who was stolen and imprisoned by the king of Elfland after she ran widdershins (anti-clockwise) around a church while playing.

Unlike his two older brothers, who failed on the same mission and were themselves imprisoned, Rowland follows the advice of the wizard Merlin to the letter, and is able to save his siblings.

The origin of this tale is a bit of a mystery (see next toot), but some versions suggest that it's a Border story, with links to places in #Cumbria and #Northumberland.

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Pitrouillesque 🌈✨ · @pitrouillesque

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#currentlyreading folk magic and healing, the unusual story of everyday plants by Fez Inkwright. Kinda instructive about European and United Kingdom folklore but not as complete as his book about poisonous plants #books #folklore #plantes #englishfolklore #europeanfolklore #scottishfolklore