This is a list of ballads found in ''
Sveriges Medeltida Ballader''.
Ballads of the supernatural (''Naturmytiska visor'')
Legendary ballads (''Legendvisor'')
}). She is taken to heaven, and the king to hell.
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Maria Magdalena , , B 16 , ,
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Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
meets Jesus in the wilderness. She claims to be a virgin, but Jesus says this is not true, and that she has had three children, with her father, her brother, and the parish priest. As punishment, she must stay in the wilderness for seven years. She is then allowed to enter heaven.
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Fru Gunnel och Eluf väktare , , B 17 , , , , , , When the king is away, Lady Gunnel releases all prisoners. She blames Eluf the guard, swearing that if she is not speaking the truth, she will give birth to seven dogs. Eluf is executed; miracles occur at his place of death. Gunnel gives birth to dogs, which she kills.
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Herr David och hans styvsöner , , B 18 , , , , , ,
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Herr Peder och hans syster , , B 20 , , , , , , Sir Peder tries to seduce his sister. When she refuses his advances, he falsely claims that she has murdered her illegitimate children. She is burned at the stake. Peder refuses to let her drink. Doves take her to heaven, and ravens take Peder to hell.
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Herr Töres' döttrar , , B 21 , ,
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Duvans sång (Duvans sång på liljekvist) , , B 22 , , , , , , A bird sings to a maid that she is expected in (or asks her to follow it to) heaven. Soon after, as she is about to marry, she falls ill and dies.
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Isa lilla mö , , B 25 , , , , , ,
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Sjöfarare i hungersnöd , , B 26 , , , , , ,
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Herr Peder och pilgrimen , , B 28 , , , , , ,
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Eldprovet , , B 29 , , , , , ,
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Rik och fattig syster , , B 30 , , , , , ,
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Den rike mannens själ , , B 32 , , , , , ,
Historical ballads (''Historiska visor'')
Ballads of chivalry (''Riddarvisor'')
Heroic ballads (''Kämpavisor'')
Jocular ballads (''Skämtvisor'')
See also
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Danmarks gamle Folkeviser
''Danmarks gamle Folkeviser'' is a collection of (in principle) all known texts and recordings of the old Danish popular ballads. It drew both on early modern manuscripts, such as Karen Brahes Folio, and much more recent folk-song collecting activi ...
Sources
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Notes
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Sveriges Medeltida Ballader
Swedish folk songs
Ballad collections