Otterburn
Otterburn, village, Northumberland, N England. It was the scene of a victory (1388) of the Scots over the English. The engagement, in which Sir Henry Percy was taken captive, is the subject of the English ballad
Chevy Chaseand the Scots ballad
Otterburn.
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