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''The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh'', also known as ''The Laidly Worm of Bamborough'', is a Northumbrian ballad about a princess who changed into a dragon (the "laidly worm" of the title). ==Synopsis== In the Kingdom of Northumbria, a kind king in Bamburgh Castle takes a beautiful but cruel witch as his queen after his wife's death. The King's son, Childe Wynd, has gone across the sea but the witch, jealous of the beauty of his daughter Princess Margaret, turns her into a dragon. The enchantment used is usually: ::::''I weird ye to be a Laidly Worm,'' ::::''And borrowed shall ye never be,'' ::::''Until Childe Wynd, the King's own son'' ::::''Come to the Heugh and thrice kiss thee;'' ::::''Until the world comes to an end,'' ::::''Borrowed shall ye never be.'' Later in the story, the prince returns and, instead of fighting the dragon, kisses it, restoring the princess to her natural form. He then turns the witch-queen into a toad and becomes king. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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