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This is a recent addition to the rich tradition of murder ballads, stretching back 3-4 centuries. Unlike many such ballads that tell of a senseless murder perpetrated by one lover on another, this one tells how a woman saved herself from rape.
This is a recent addition to the rich tradition of murder ballads, stretching back 3-4 centuries. Unlike many such ballads that tell of a senseless murder perpetrated by one lover on another, this one tells how a woman saved herself from rape.