The Fause Knight Upon the Road

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"The False Knight Upon the Road" is a British ballad, collected and published as Child ballad 3, Roud 20. It features a riddling exchange between a schoolboy and a "false knight", the devil in disguise.[1] As to its provenance, it is presumed to not be much older than its first publication in 1824.[2]

  1. ^ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Fause Knight Upon the Road"
  2. ^ Minton, John (1985). "The Fause Knight upon the Road: A Reappraisal". The Journal of American Folklore. 98 (390). University of Illinois Press: 435–455. doi:10.2307/540366. JSTOR 540366. ISSN 0021-8715 and 1535-1882.