Harpans Kraft (Swedish) - Svea Jansson

Harpens Kraft / Villemann og Magnhild / Harpans Kraft (Swedish, Child No. 19 Appendix) - Sung by Svea Jansson. From “Den Medeltida Balladen“ (1961). Note by Kevin W.: A Swedish ballad which is reminiscent of the Shetland ballad “King Orfeo“ (Child No. 19). Both ballad stories involve the playing of an instrument to win back a woman that was taken by a supernatural being. Here is a Danish version of Harpans Kaft performed by Frode Veddinge: And here is a field recording of the Shetland ballad King Orfeo sung by Kitty Anderson: And another short fragment sung by John Stickle: