Sir Orfeo
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Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English Breton lai or lay dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king. The folk
Orfeo was a king/In Inglond an heiȝe lording
Tochmarc Étaíne
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Tochmarc Étaíne, meaning "The Wooing of Étaín/Éadaoin", is an early text of the Irish Mythological Cycle, and also features characters from the Ulster Cycle and the Cycles of the Kings. It is partiall
Sir Orfeo
…mythology and folklore concerning fairies, introduced into English via the Old French Breton lais of poets like Marie de France (fl. 1160–1215). The Wooing of Etain bears particular resemblance to the romance and was a probable influence. The fragmentary Child Ballad 19, "King Orfeo", is closely related to this…
Étaín and Midir, illustration by Stephen Reid in T. W. Rolleston's The High Deeds of Finn (1910)