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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Edith

called the Maid of Lorn (Argyleshire), was about to be married to Lord Ronald, when Robert, Edward, and Isabel Bruce, tempest-tossed, sought shelter at the castle. Edith's brother recognised the Bruce, and being in the English interest, a quarrel ensued, in the course of which the abbot arrived, but refused to marry the bridal pair amidst such discord. Edith fled, and, assuming the character of a page, passed through divers adventures. At length Robert Bruce won the battle of Baunockburn, and when peace was restored Ronald married the “Maid of Lorn.” (Scott: Lord of the Isles.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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