Song
The Wind Hath Blown My Plaid Away, or A Discourse Betwixt a Young Woman and the Elphin Knight
- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Publication date
- 1610
- Language
- English
- Comments
- Traditional Scottish Ballad, aka "The Elfin Knight."
The oldest known version of this ballad comes from a broadside, which, according to historian John Pinkerton, was "printed, I suppose, around 1610" and was found attached to a 1673 Scottish edition of Blind Harry's epic poem "The Wallace".
Added by Quentin