Survive the Jive discusses the English folk song "The Two Magicians" (Roud 1350) as a window into a broader Indo-European theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicvIlDOgmY
This old English folk song seems very pagan and has some clear parallels in old pagan mythology. It is the story of two magical people, originally gods, usually wizards in the song, who can change their shape. One, often a blacksmith, is pursuing the other, often a virgin girl, who attempts to escap...
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