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This fragment appears to tell the story of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne. [51] There is also an early playtext appended to a 1560 printed edition of the Gest. This includes a dramatic version of the story of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar and a version of the first part of the story of Robin Hood and the Potter. (Neither of these ballads is ...
However it has been interpreted as telling essentially the same story as Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne. If correct this would confirm the medieval origin of the Gisbourne story. The play is also important for containing the earliest reference to Friar Tuck,"ffrere Tuke", as a member of Robin Hood's band.
It is unknown whether the story of Robin firing one final arrow, a celebrated part of the Robin Hood saga, originates from the B version or came from some other lost legend. It is likely related to Robin Hood's Grave near Kirklees, either as an inspiration to create such a monument or else as a justification if the monument already existed. [2]
Richard at the Lee (also referred to as Rychard at the Lea and Sir Richard of Verysdale) is a major character in the early medieval ballads of Robin Hood, especially the lengthy ballad A Gest of Robyn Hode, and has reappeared in Robin Hood tales throughout the centuries. Sir Richard is said to have been a landowner, the lord of Verysdale.
One of the earliest-known tales of Robin Hood, the manuscript is dated to no earlier than 1450, and is housed at Cambridge University Library (MS Ff.5.48). [4] This Latin summary and Robin Hood and the Monk are probably as close to the rhymes of Robin Hood described by Langland in 1377 as scholars can get. [4]
The books set the tale of Robin Hood in the late 11th century amid the Norman invasion of Wales. Steeped in lore and the political … ‘King Raven’ Trilogy, a Robin Hood Origin Story, Acquired ...
A True Tale of Robin Hood (Roud 3996, Child 154) is an English folk song, featuring Robin Hood and, indeed, presents a full account of his life, from before his becoming an outlaw, to his death. It describes him as the Earl of Huntington , which is a fairly late development in the ballads.
The stories of Robin Hood themselves provide little detail connecting them with real-life people or events. This does not mean that the stories were not based on a real person, but rather that whoever was the chief inspiration for Robin Hood was likely not a person of standing in the public eye.