Tam lin aesthetic

"O I forbid ye, maidens a', That wear gold on your hair, To come or gae by Carterhaugh, For young Tam Lin is there." In a beautiful mossy forest in the Scottish Borders, lies a little piece of folklore history, tucked away and forgotten by many but held dear by those who know the legend of Tam Lin. Most of the forest has long been cut down but part remains, together with a mossy old well hidden among the ferns, and marked with the name of 'Tamlane's Well' though it is well buried beneath the…

Tamlin, High Lord of the Spring Court

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Tam Lin

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The Ballad of Tam Lin (Legends of the Divine Feminine Book 1) - Kindle edition by McGowan, Kathleen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Ballad of Tam Lin (Legends of the Divine Feminine Book 1).

Eight variants of Tam Lin, or Child Ballad 39.

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When a young woman, usually called Janet or Margaret, goes to Carterhaugh and plucks a double rose, Tam Lin appears and asks her why she has come without his leave and taken what is his. She states that she owns Carterhaugh because her father has given it to her, and the two sleep together. Janet later discovers that she is pregnant; when she returns to Carterhaugh, Tam reappears. He reveals that he was a mortal man, who, falling from his horse, was caught and captured by the Queen of…

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