The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf folk
gptkbp:ChildBalladNumber Child 58
gptkbp:featuresCharacter gptkb:Sir_Patrick_Spens
the King of Scotland
gptkbp:firstPublished 1765
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens
gptkbp:includes gptkb:The_English_and_Scottish_Popular_Ballads
gptkbp:influenced later literary works
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Francis_James_Child
various Scottish and English ballad collections
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:performedBy numerous folk artists
gptkbp:plotSummary Sir Patrick Spens is sent on a dangerous sea voyage by the king and perishes in a storm.
gptkbp:RoudNumber Roud 41
gptkbp:theme loyalty
tragedy
sea disaster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Border_ballads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7