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- The_Battle_of_Otterburn_(ballad) abstract "The Battle of Otterburn (or Otterbourne) is a Scottish ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad #161. It is an account of the Scottish victory at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. This battle also inspired The Ballad of Chevy Chase, an English version, but the Scottish version is more historically accurate.The lead verse of the ballad is:It fell about the Lammas tide,When the muir-men win their hay,The doughty Earl of Douglas rodeInto England, to catch a prey.James, 2nd Earl of Douglas who led the raid was mortally wounded in this battle, and the ballad represents \"My wound is deep, I fain would sleep\" as his dying words.".