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Thomas of Erceldoune

American  
[tom-uhs uhv ur-suhl-doon] / ˈtɒm əs əv ˈɜr səlˌdun /

noun

  1. Thomas the Rhymer, c1220–97?, Scottish poet.


Thomas of Erceldoune British  
/ ˈɜːsəlˌduːn /

noun

  1. called Thomas the Rhymer. ?1220–?97, Scottish seer and poet; reputed author of a poem on the Tristan legend

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The Romance and Prophecies of Thomas of Erceldoune, printed from five manuscripts.

From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland

Thomas of Erceldoune, a personage less shadowy than some of those commemorated in this chapter, is known to have lived in the thirteenth century.

From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland

A third point on which fairy-lore usually insists is that the steeds of the fairies shall be white; here Thomas of Erceldoune is at variance with the other poems, the elf-queen's palfrey being a dapple-grey.

From The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' by Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

Thomas of Erceldoune, Launfal, and Meroudys, are sleeping or lying beneath a tree when they see their various visitors.

From The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' by Compiled by Frank Sidgwick

A third legend centres in Thomas of Erceldoune.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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