HKA-001694Literary Tradition
Robin Hood and the Monk in the Early Ballads
An early Robin Hood ballad about danger in Nottingham and the loyalty of his companions.
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Robin Hood
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HKA-001693Literary Tradition
Robin Hood and the Potter in the Early Ballads
An early Robin Hood ballad built around a potter, disguise and a journey into Nottingham.
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The Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Ballad
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne is a striking narrative in the surviving ballad tradition. Its account of confrontation, disguise and violent rivalry differs in tone from many
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The Prioress and Robin Hood’s Return
Some Robin Hood ballads tell of the outlaw's final journey to a religious house, where a prioress is implicated in his death. The episode differs markedly from the more famili
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The Knight and the Loan in A Gest of Robyn Hode
The indebted knight episode in the early printed Gest of Robyn Hode.
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Little John in the Robin Hood Ballads
Little John's role as Robin Hood's companion in the early ballad tradition.
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A Gest of Robyn Hode in Early Print
An early printed Robin Hood narrative and what it reveals about the transmission of the outlaw legend.
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Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sheriff of Nottingham as Robin Hood's opponent in the developing English ballad tradition.
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The Robin Hood Garland and Early Ballad Tradition
How Robin Hood ballads circulated in printed garlands, and why the texts are literary evidence rather than a biography.
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Maid Marian Joined Robin Hood Through May Games
Maid Marian is central to modern Robin Hood stories, but she is not central to the earliest surviving outlaw ballads. Her route into Robin’s company is associated with festive performance and May games, where…
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Robin Hood and Barnsdale
Robin Hood’s legendary geography is not confined to Sherwood. A Gest of Robyn Hode places important action around Barnsdale, traditionally associated with South Yorkshire, giving the region a substantial claim within the early literary…
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Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest became one of the most durable landscapes of the Robin Hood legend. Nottingham and its Sheriff have old connections with the tradition, and later retellings increasingly concentrated Robin’s geography in Nottinghamshire. The…
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