Peculiarities of folk ballads

Abstract

The oral ballad belongs to the early medieval epico-lyric genres. The creators of written ballads were the troubadour knights who, in the 11th century in the South of France, in the province of Provence, managed to sprout elements of dance and song from the folk form. The term «ballad» comes from the Provencal ‘ballard’ – to dance, a dance song.