The poem Lord Ullin’s Daughter, is a romantic set in the medieval period in which two lovers namely the Lord Ullin's daughter and Scottish Chieftain elope together and have to cross a stormy sea. God had other plans for them, he was not on their side, they both meet a tragic end , as they were engulfed by the fury of the stormy sea.
Summary of Lord Ullin’s Daughter
In the poem , Lord Ullin’s Daughter Lord Ullin’s and his men chased Ullin’s daughter and the chieftain on that historic night. The chieftain and Lord Ullin's daughter tried to escape from the clutches of Lord Ulin and his trusted soldiers ,by sailing away in a boat. In the poem, Lord Ullin’s Daughter the boat man was reluctant to row as the weather was dark and stormy. The chieftain offered the boatman a silver pound to row them across the Lochgyle, he also told the boatman that she was the daughter of Lord Ullin and that they had been fleeing Lord Ullin and his men since the past three days. He also told the boatman that once they were caught he would be killed by Lord Ullin’s men. The lovers persistence made the boatman change his mind and he conveyed very explicitly to the chieftain that he was doing so for the fair maid and not for the silver offered by him. Lord Ullin's daughter and the chieftain were now sailing in the stormy sea which seemed to get vicious with every passing minute . In the poem , Lord Ullin’s Daughter when Lord Ullin reaches the shore with his men, his wrath changed to angst . He finds his lovely daughter caught in the storm, the violent waves had overturned the boat and both the chieftain and she were engulfed by the hungry waves. On seeing this Lord Ullin is besot with grief and he falls to the ground sobbing and repenting for being so callous. In the poem ,Lord Ullin’s Daughter we have a repentant Lord Ullin shouting frantically and requesting his daughter to return to the shore. Alas! It was too late. Both his daughter and the