Ercildoune

Than goodness one of them is also fixated on Thomas of Ercildoune - I feel a poetry recitation coming on....

Even in a little thing gillpolack 2005

[1] Thomas of Ercildoune, better known as the Rhymer, lived in the reign of Alexander III.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

This was followed, in 1804, by the metrical romance _of Sir Tristrem_, the original of which was by Thomas of Ercildoune, of the thirteenth century, known as _Thomas the Rhymer_: it was he who dreamed on Huntley bank that he met the Queen of Elfland,

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee

That it is an archaic story of the kind in the Thomas of Ercildoune and so many more fairy-tales, e.g.,

The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo

Erceldoune, who, as "Thomas Rymour of Ercildoune," is a historical character.

The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Thomas of Ercildoune, Thomas the Rhymer, and True Thomas were thus only different names for one marvellous man who sang and played, never told an untruth, and who, moreover, was able to tell beforehand events that were going to take place.

Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

Farewell to Leader, the stream I love, farewell to Ercildoune, my home. '

Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

Listen, and I will tell you how Thomas of Ercildoune came to visit Elfland.

Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

Merry were the tales, loud the jests, bright the minstrel strains that night in the castle of Ercildoune.

Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

Thomas of Ercildoune gazed, and Thomas of Ercildoune listened, and his heart gave a great bound as he said to himself, 'Now, by my troth, the lady is none of mortal birth.

Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918