https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad "Murder ballads make up a notable portion of traditional ballads, many

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad "Murder ballads make up a notable portion of traditional ballads, many of which originated in Scandinavia, England, and lowland Scotland in the premodern era (suggesting an ultimate Germanic cultural origin)."