Portal:Robin Hood

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Robin Hood

Heroic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green, he is often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" alongside his band of Merry Men. Robin Hood became a popular folk figure in the late-medieval period, and continues to be widely represented in literature, films and television

Robin Hood

Ballads

[edit]

Collections

[edit]

Early ballads (15th and 16th century)

[edit]

Ballads in the Percy Folio (17th century)

[edit]

Other ballads

[edit]

Reference works

[edit]

Other works

[edit]

See also

[edit]