Tom Potts
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Tom Potts (Roud 66, Child 109) is a traditional English-language folk ballad.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]The heroine rejects a rich suitor, Lord Fenix/Phenix, for her poor true love, Tom Potts. Her angry father makes arrangements for the wedding regardless. She sends word to Tom. He sends back word that he will be there and goes to his lord, asking for assistance. The lord is generous with him. Tom interrupts the wedding procession to challenge the groom. He wins. Her father agrees to their marriage and makes Tom his heir.
Motifs
[edit | edit source]The unequal match is a very common motif in ballads and romances, such as Richie Story and King Cophetua.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "Tom Potts"
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- ^ Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 2, p 441, Dover Publications, New York 1965
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