“Redesdale and Wise William”
Description
Redesdale tells William that he can win any woman's favor "wi ae blink o my ee." William bets his head against Redesdale's lands that Redesdale cannot win his sister. Redesdale courts the sister, fails to win her (though he burns down her house)
Cross references
- cf. "The Fiddler's Bitch" (plot)
- cf. "The Twa Knights" (plot)
References
- Child 246, "Redesdale and Wise William" (3 texts)
- Bronson 246, "Redesdale and Wise William" (1 version, properly associated with "Johnnie Cock")
- Roud #243
- BI, C246