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In Robin Hood and Maid Marian (Child Ballad 150, perhaps dating to the 17th century), Maid Marian is "a bonny fine maid of a noble degree" said to excel both Helen and Jane Shore in beauty. Separated from her lover, she dresses as a page "and ranged the wood to find Robin Hood," who was himself disguised, so that the two begin to fight when ...
The first clear reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" is from the alliterative poem Piers Plowman, thought to have been composed in the 1370s, followed shortly afterwards by a quotation of a later common proverb, [5] "many men speak of Robin Hood and never shot his bow", [6] in Friar Daw's Reply (c. 1402) [7] and a complaint in Dives and Pauper ...
Pages in category "Robin Hood characters" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Maui (mythology) – Great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Ilya Muromets – Kievan Rus', heroic knight from the Russian bylinas. Merlin – Britain, the greatest Mage to have ever existed, it's unknown if he was real and if he was an alchemist or a priest. Nai Khanom Tom – Thailand, master of Muay Thai.
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He is based directly on the trickster god Loki from Norse mythology. Max and Moritz - Principal characters of the book of the same name written by Wilhelm Busch in 1865. Famous for their tricks, Max and Moritz quickly became famous characters in Germany. The Mask - Wears a mask imbued with Loki's powers and lack of inhibition.
(See Nasir in Robin of Sherwood from the 1980s, Azeem (a Moor) from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991, Achoo from Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and Kemal from The New Adventures of Robin Hood from the 1990s). She is, however, the first female Saracen character to feature in this role. Djaq does not appear in the third series.
Robin Hood and His Miserable Men by Dick King-Smith, 1997. Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan by Spike Milligan, 1998, parodies the legend of Robin Hood. Robin Hood: The Boy Who Became a Legend by Kathryn Lasky, 1999. The Rowan Hood series by Nancy Springer, 2001–2005. Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross, 2004.