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EPILOGUE: "1554. Queen Mary of England passes the Egyptians Act. It is now illegal for gypsies and travellers to live in England. They must lead within one month or be executed."
"Anyone found in the company of any ethnic community also faces death."
"England 1555."
"Anyone found in the company of any ethnic community also faces death."
"England 1555."
Lapwing (2021) refers to a nickname given to "Patience," the film's protagonist. Lapwings are also a marsh bird. They are any of various ground-nesting birds akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wing-beats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. In the fanciful taxonomy promoted by medieval courtesy books, a group of lapwings was called a "deceit."
Lapwing (2021) is divided into chapters. The headings are numbered and are --- 1. There Were Three Ravens. 2. God Send Every Gentleman. 3. Such Hawks, Such Hounds, And Such Women. These are verses from "The Three Ravens," an English folk ballad.
"The Three Ravens" was printed in the song book "Melismata" compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but it is perhaps older than that. Newer versions (with different music) were recorded right up through the 19th century.
The ballad takes the form of three scavenger birds conversing about where and what they should eat. One tells of a newly slain knight, but they find he is guarded by his loyal hawks and hounds. Furthermore, a "fallow doe," an obvious metaphor for the knight's pregnant ("as great with young as she might go") lover or mistress comes to his body, kisses his wounds, bears him away, and buries him, leaving the ravens without a meal. The narrative ends with "God send euery gentleman / Such haukes, such hounds, and such a Leman."
"The Three Ravens" was printed in the song book "Melismata" compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but it is perhaps older than that. Newer versions (with different music) were recorded right up through the 19th century.
The ballad takes the form of three scavenger birds conversing about where and what they should eat. One tells of a newly slain knight, but they find he is guarded by his loyal hawks and hounds. Furthermore, a "fallow doe," an obvious metaphor for the knight's pregnant ("as great with young as she might go") lover or mistress comes to his body, kisses his wounds, bears him away, and buries him, leaving the ravens without a meal. The narrative ends with "God send euery gentleman / Such haukes, such hounds, and such a Leman."
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