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Knights, and their impossible demands

Posted on August 23, 2012 by H.M. Goodchild

More upon knights in this post (for some reason, my readers like posts about knights and who am I to disappoint them?).  Child Ballad no. 2 is The Elfin Knight. It has a certain overlap with The Outlandish Knight (Child … Continue reading →

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