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It told a story how a young woman named Janet saved a man named Tam Lin from the [[Mab|Fairy Queen]]. It contained a warning for fair maidens not to go to [[Carterhaugh]] and described the final fight over Tam Lin between Janet and the Fairy Queen, whereby Janet kept holding Tam Lin's hand despite the Fairy Queen turning him into various animals. | It told a story how a young woman named Janet saved a man named Tam Lin from the [[Mab|Fairy Queen]]. It contained a warning for fair maidens not to go to [[Carterhaugh]] and described the final fight over Tam Lin between Janet and the Fairy Queen, whereby Janet kept holding Tam Lin's hand despite the Fairy Queen turning him into various animals. | ||
[[Thomas Laneford]] believed that this ballad had been based on real events and that he was another victim of the same Fairy Queen, who introduced herself as Mab to him. | [[Thomas Laneford]] believed that this ballad had been based on real events and that he was another victim of the same Fairy Queen, who introduced herself as Mab to him. | ||
The ballad helped [[April MacLean]] figure out how to release someone from Mab's control. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gifted (audio story)|Gifted]]'') | The ballad helped [[April MacLean]] figure out how to release someone from Mab's control. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gifted (audio story)|Gifted]]'') | ||
[[Category:Songs from the real world]] | [[Category:Songs from the real world]] |