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Thomas the Rhymer is a Scottish ballad, derived from the Chivalric Romance Thomas of Ercildoune. It concerns the deeds of Thomas the Rhymer, or "True Thomas", a young Scottish nobleman who, while lying under a tree on a hillside, sees a beautiful woman approach him on horseback. Thomas is so stricken by her beauty that he believes her to be the Virgin Mary, but she rebukes him, telling him that she's actually the Queen of Elfland, and that he must come with her, to be her servant for seven years. She gifts him a green cloak, and a green pair of velvet shoes, and he rides off with her to Elfland, not to be seen again for seven years.

Tropes used in Thomas the Rhymer include:

Alliterative Nickname: Thomas's nickname, 'True Thomas'.
Colour Coded for Your Convenience: The Queen of Elfland's horse is 'milk-white'. Both her dress, and the cloak and shoes which she gives Thomas, are green.
Land of Faerie: Elfland, where Thomas goes to at the end of the ballad.
Super Speed: An ability of the Queen of Elfland's horse. "And aye whene'er her bridle rang, / The steed flew swifter than the wind."

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+''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]'' is a Scottish ballad, derived from the [[Chivalric Romance]] ''Thomas of Ercildoune''. It concerns the deeds of Thomas the Rhymer, or "True Thomas", a young Scottish nobleman who, while lying under a tree on a hillside, sees a beautiful woman approach him on horseback. Thomas is so stricken by her beauty that he believes her to be the Virgin Mary, but she rebukes him, telling him that she's actually the Queen of Elfland, and that he must come with her, to be her servant for seven years. She gifts him a green cloak, and a green pair of velvet shoes, and he rides off with her to Elfland, not to be seen again for seven years.
-''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]'' is a Scottish ballad, derived from the [[Chivalric Romance]] ''Thomas of Ercildoune''.
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 *[[Alliterative Name | Alliterative Nickname]]: Thomas's nickname, 'True Thomas'.
 *[[Colour Coded for Your Convenience]]: The Queen of Elfland's horse is 'milk-white'. Both her dress, and the cloak and shoes which she gives Thomas, are green.
-*[[Land of Faerie]]: The Queen of Elfland's kingdom, which Thomas disappears into at the end of the ballad.
+*[[Land of Faerie]]: Elfland, where Thomas goes to at the end of the ballad.
 *[[Super Speed]]: An ability of the Queen of Elfland's horse. "And aye whene'er her bridle rang, / The steed flew swifter than the wind."
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