This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2024) |
"Blancheflour and Jollyflorice" is a traditional ballad from Great Britain; it is included in a collection published as The English and Scottish Popular Ballads between 1882 and 1898 by Francis James Child. "Blancheflour and Jollyflorice" is included in the collection as Child ballad 300. Its Roud number is 3904.[1]
Synopsis
editBlancheflour left service with a lady to find a higher mistress. She came to the Queen's castle, and the porter said she was the most beautiful he had ever seen. The Queen lets her in and judges her a lady by her courtesy. She warns Blancheflour to stay away from her son, Jollyflorice.
Jollyflorice and Blancheflour fall in love, but the Queen conspires against her. The prince finds her, kisses her, and tells her to ignore his mother, because they will marry.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Blancheflour and Jellyflorice". Roud Folksong Index. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
External links
edit
 | This folk song–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |