Thomas, a harper from court, befriends a humble farmer and his wife. As he begins a relationship with Elspeth, their neighbor, he is whisked to Elfland, ensnared by the Fairy Queen. After seven years he returns to Gavin, Meg, and Elspeth with a parting gift from the Queen: he can only speak the truth.[citation needed]
Charactersedit
Thomasedit
A minstrel who sang in the king's court. Before he is captured by the Fairy Queen, he is a carefree young man.
Elspethedit
A young woman who falls in love with Thomas. In the seven years of his absence, her hard life makes her cynical.
Gavinedit
A rather simple crofter who takes Thomas in.
The Queen of Elflandedit
Although powerful and beautiful, the Fairy Queen can be unmerciful. While she does release Thomas after seven years as her lover, she never truly lets him go.
Megedit
Gavin's wife who sees value in Thomas and believes him when others do not.
thomas, rhymer, novel, thomas, rhymer, fantasy, novel, american, writer, ellen, kushner, based, ballad, thomas, rhymer, piece, folklore, which, thomas, learmonth, love, queen, elfland, rewarded, with, gift, prophecy, novel, 1991, world, fantasy, award, mythopo. Thomas the Rhymer is a fantasy novel by American writer Ellen Kushner It is based on the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer a piece of folklore in which Thomas Learmonth s love of the Queen of Elfland was rewarded with the gift of prophecy The novel won the 1991 World Fantasy Award 1 and Mythopoeic Award Thomas the RhymerCover of the first edition of Thomas the Rhymer AuthorEllen KushnerCover artistThomas CantyLanguageEnglishGenreSpeculative fictionPublisherWilliam Morrow amp CoPublication dateJanuary 1 1990Pages247 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters 2 1 Thomas 2 2 Elspeth 2 3 Gavin 2 4 The Queen of Elfland 2 5 Meg 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPlot summary editThomas a harper from court befriends a humble farmer and his wife As he begins a relationship with Elspeth their neighbor he is whisked to Elfland ensnared by the Fairy Queen After seven years he returns to Gavin Meg and Elspeth with a parting gift from the Queen he can only speak the truth citation needed Characters editThomas edit A minstrel who sang in the king s court Before he is captured by the Fairy Queen he is a carefree young man Elspeth edit A young woman who falls in love with Thomas In the seven years of his absence her hard life makes her cynical Gavin edit A rather simple crofter who takes Thomas in The Queen of Elfland edit Although powerful and beautiful the Fairy Queen can be unmerciful While she does release Thomas after seven years as her lover she never truly lets him go Meg edit Gavin s wife who sees value in Thomas and believes him when others do not Awards edit1991 World Fantasy Award 1991 Mythopoeic Award 2009 Tahtifantasia Award for the best foreign fantasy novel released in Finland in 2008 References edit World Fantasy Convention Award Winners and Nominees Retrieved 4 Feb 2011 External links editEllen Kushner s Thomas the Rhymer nbsp This article about a 1990s fantasy novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas the Rhymer novel amp oldid 1145427850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
