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'The Giant of Bern and Orm Ungerswayne' is a short ballad written by George Henry Borrow, an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies).
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