Robin Hood and the Forest Laws

Authors

  • Stephen Knight University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/BIARHS.1.1.1-14

Abstract

The modern default opening of Robin Hood stories consistently references the Forest Laws, but this material is absent from the early Robin Hood tradition. This article provides a history of how  medieval English Forest Laws came to be a valuable addition to the modern Robin Hood story.

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Published

2017-11-04

Issue

Vol. 1 (2017): The Bulletin of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2017 Stephen Knight

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