There is no historical link between Sir Patrick Spens and these events, though chronicles indicate that there was a Spens and that he may have been a Captain, not a Lord. She was to be married to a son of England’s King Edward I, but died while sailing from Norway. Eric and Margaret were survived by a daughter, also named Margaret. In 1281, Scottish King Alexander III’s daughter Margaret was married to Norway’s King Eric, but on her voyage home, the ship sank and all perished. According to Francis James Child’s English and Scottish Popular Ballads, other versions of “Sir Patrick Spens” suggest it may be combining three historical events. This is related to the second theme, the role of fate or accident in peoples’ lives.īallads may or may not have some basis in fact. One is mortality: people are born and must die. Ballads tell mostly tragic stories, and “Sir Patrick Spens” explores two primary themes. “Sir Patrick Spens” is a traditional ballad, which means 1) that it was originally written to be sung, 2) that it is anonymous because the names of the original author or authors have been lost to us over time, and 3) that the ballad often exists in several versions.
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