The Ballad of Chevy Chase
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"The Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an English ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad 162. There are two extant ballads under this title, both of which narrate the same story. As ballads existed within oral tr
Copperplate illustration for 1790 edition
Earl Percy hunting in Chevy Chase. Illustration by F. Tayler.
Earl Douglas advancing with his men. Illustration by F. Tayler.
The death of Earl Douglas. Illustration by F. Tayler.
Battle of Otterburn
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The Battle of Otterburn, also known as the Battle of Chevy Chase, took place according to Scottish sources on 5 August 1388, or 19 August according to English sources, as part of the continuing border
The Ballad of Chevy Chase
…the bloody battle that follows. Thomas Percy and scholar Francis J. Child noted similarities with the older "The Battle of Otterburn", about the 1388 Battle of Otterburn. Neither set of lyrics is completely historically accurate. Versions of either ballad often contain parallel biographical and historical information…
Battle of Otterburn, Froissart's Chronicles
Pennon of James Douglas, Earl of Douglas
Captured pennon of Hotspur