James V, disguised as a beggar, has a tyrannical laird behea...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1960
Track ID
77876
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.175.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
James V, disguised as a beggar, has a tyrannical laird beheaded.
James V set off disguised as a beggar to visit his subjects, whom he had heard were being ill-treated. He met a girl who was to be married the next day; she was crying because the laird had a law that he had to have every bride on her first night. The beggar persuaded the girl to let him attend the wedding, and he sat down in the laird's chair at the feast. The laird ordered the beggar to be beheaded, but the king revealed his identity and had the laird beheaded.
Item Subject/Person
James V
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Old Deer
Village/Place - Fetterangus
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good