This is the Ur-Robin Hood book. It has all the Robin Hood stories that I ever heard of, Robin Hood’s quarterstaff bout with Little John on a log over a stream, Robin Hood winning the Sheriff’s archery contest, Meeting Friar Tuck, slaying Guy of Gisbourne. The only story left out is Maid Marion, her name is mentioned once but that’s it. The language is middle English, thee and thou, everything is merry, withal, and more. Gives the stories some flavor. This is a new edition that turned up at the good old Village Bookstore. We had a copy of this in the family way back when. I don’t remember (or never knew) what happened to it.
The book is a telling of the Robin Hood stories. It just tells them without any attempt to discuss whether Robin Hood really lived or is he just an English legend. It doesn’t really matter, the stories are good stories, be they legend or real history.
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