# Jean Elliot

> Jean Elliot, also known as Jane Elliot, was a Scottish poet. She wrote one of the most famous versions of The Flowers of the Forest, a song lamenting the Scottish army's defeat in the Battle of Flodden. Published in 1776, it is her only surviving work. The lyrics are set to an earlier tune c. 1615-1625 in the John Skene of Halyards Manuscript as "Flowres of the Forrest."

*Scottish poet*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1727
- **Died:** 1805-03-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 40.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [جان إليوت](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AA)
- [جان اليوت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AA)
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