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Robin Hood : green lord of the wildwood / John Matthews ; foreword by Mark Ryan ; preface by Richard Carpenter.

Title
Robin Hood : green lord of the wildwood / John Matthews ; foreword by Mark Ryan ; preface by Richard Carpenter.
Author
Matthews, John, 1948-
Publication
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing, 2016.

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Additional Authors
  • Ryan, Mark
  • Carpenter, Richard
Description
317 pages. 16 unnumbered pages of plates; 25 cm
Summary
"The identity of Robin Hood has been questioned many times since the Outlaw of Sherwood first sprang to fame in the 12th century. No two authorities seem able to agree as to his origins, antecedents, or even whether or not he was a historical personage or a mythical figure. Historians, both amateur and professional, have for years been bringing out new books in which they claim to have found 'the real Robin Hood', but his identity remains clouded. More recent studies have sought to push the boundaries of the story further out into recorded time - seeking Robin Hood among the records of government and law-enforcement, in the ballads of the 12th to 14th centuries, and in the folk-memory of the people of Britain"--Publisher's website.
Alternative Title
Green Lord of the Wildwood
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
"A song of Sherwood" by Alfred Noyes -- Introduction: The green grove -- Who was Robin Hood? -- The green dancers -- The face in the leaves -- The games of Robin Hood -- Maid Marian and the flower bride -- Mummers, the Morris and the Merry Men -- Envoi: In the heart of the forest -- Afterword: The green woman by Chesca Potter -- The song of the green -- Appendix 1. Gazetteer of places associated with Robin Hood and his Merry Men -- Appenidx 2. The life of Robin Hood -- Appendix 3. The ballads of Robin Hood -- Glossary of antique words.
ISBN
  • 9781445656014
  • 1445656019
OCLC
  • 967497046
  • SCSB-12830863
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library