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====Tamlane====

====Tamlane====

[[File:Halloween skull.jpg|right|thumb]]Halloween was mentioned in the Scottish ballad "The Young Tamlane." It is unclear from the ballad if the characters observed a festival. The title of the ballad was given in a book by Robert Wedderburn in 1549.<ref>Wedderburn, Robert, ''[https://archive.org/details/complayntofscotl01henruoft The Complaynt of Scotlande]'' (1549). Wedderburn lists “The tayl of the yong Tamlene” among various songs and ballads.</ref> The lyrics were collected and published by David Herd in 1769.<ref>Herd, David, ''Ancient and Modern Scots Songs, Heroic Ballads, &c.,'' 1769, “Kertonha, or, The Fairy Court.”</ref> Sir Walter Scott published the classic version in 1803.<ref name="Scott">Walter, Scott, Sir, ''The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border'', "[https://archive.org/details/minstrelsyofscot02scot/page/336/mode/2up The Young Tamlane]", p. 337.</ref>

[[File:Halloween skull.jpg|right|thumb]]The Scottish ballad "The Young Tamlane" tells the story of Janet, who is made pregnant by Tamlane. Tamlane is then stolen by the fairies. "The night it is good Hallowe'en, When fairy folk will ride," Tamlane tells Janet.<ref>For a brief version of the story, see "[https://tam-lin.org/library/wonder_tales_from_many_lands.html Tamlane: A Story from an Old Scotch Ballad]" (1920) by Katharine Pyle.</ref>

"Tamlane" tells the story of Janet, who is made pregnant by Tamlane. Tamlane is then stolen by the fairies. "The night it is good Hallowe'en, When fairy folk will ride," Tamlane tells Janet.<ref>For a brief version of the story, see "[https://tam-lin.org/library/wonder_tales_from_many_lands.html Tamlane: A Story from an Old Scotch Ballad]" (1920) by Katharine Pyle.</ref>

The ballad is mentioned by Robert Wedderburn in 1549.<ref>Wedderburn, Robert, ''[https://archive.org/details/complayntofscotl01henruoft The Complaynt of Scotlande]'' (1549). Wedderburn lists “The tayl of the yong Tamlene” among various songs and ballads.</ref> The lyrics were collected and published by David Herd in 1769.<ref>Herd, David, ''Ancient and Modern Scots Songs, Heroic Ballads, &c.,'' 1769, “Kertonha, or, The Fairy Court.”</ref> Sir Walter Scott published the classic version in 1803.<ref name="Scott">Walter, Scott, Sir, ''The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border'', "[https://archive.org/details/minstrelsyofscot02scot/page/336/mode/2up The Young Tamlane]", p. 337.</ref>

====The enlightened 18th century====

====The enlightened 18th century====