Ballad
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A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of England, Ireland and Scotland from the Late Middle Ages until th
Maria Wiik, Ballad (1898)
Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the Scots ballad "The Twa Corbies"
Illustration by Arthur Rackham to Young Bekie.
Murder ballad
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Murder ballads are a subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death. Their lyrics form a narrative describing the events of a murder, often including the lead-up and/
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Fause Foodrage from The Book of British ballads (1842)