Question

Summary of the legend of northland ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem 'A legend of the Northland' is about an old lady who angered Saint Peter because of her greed. This story is of the Northland area, the area which is near the North Pole. The story begins like this. One day, Saint Peter was preaching around the world and reached the door of a cottage where this woman lived.

Answer 2

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Summary

A Legend of Northland

by Phoebe Cary

‘A legend of the Northland’ is a ballad. A ballad is a poem narrating a story in short stanzas. Ballad is such kind of poem which tells a story in short stanzas and in the poem all the stanzas comprise four lines. In total, there are 16 stanzas in this poem and these stanzas will tell us a story. Ballads are a part of folk culture or popular culture and are passed on orally from one generation to the next. (Folk culture is a story of any area and is known as ballad). Folk culture comprises of traditional stories which are passed on from one generation to next generation.

This story is of the Northland area, the area which is near the North Pole. This exact place is not specified but ‘Northland’ means the area in the northernmost part of the earth i.e., near the North Pole. ‘Legend’ means a historical story, one which is very old and has been passed on from generation to generation.