Note 47 — Chapter V · The Grateful Dead and The Ransomed Woman.

Like Gaelic47 and Simrock VIII.—the latter just discussed—this version makes the hero undergo his early adventures in Turkey. Indeed, the similarity to Gaelic throughout is very notable, far more so than in the case of Basque II.48 The only point in which it differs materially is the division of property, which in Gaelic concerns the wife and the three children, in the Factor’s Garland one son only. In this matter there is agreement between the present variant, Basque II., and Simrock VIII. Despite the likeness to Gaelic, there is no good reason for arguing any immediate connection with that version. They stand close to one another geographically and in content, that is all; they cannot be proved to be more than near relatives in the same generation.