The Robin Hood Handbook: The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

The Robin Hood Handbook: The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

by Mike Dixon-Kennedy
The Robin Hood Handbook: The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

The Robin Hood Handbook: The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

by Mike Dixon-Kennedy

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Overview

Robin Hood, whether riding through the glen, robbing the rich to pay the poor or giving the Sheriff of Nottingham his come-uppance, is one of the most captivating and controversial legendary figures. Was there a historical figure behind the legends? Did Robin and his Merry Men rampage through Sherwood Forest? Or did he spend most of his time in Barnsdale Wood in Yorkshire? And is the story of the freedom-loving Saxons refusing to be put under the Norman yoke, as portrayed in the Errol Flynn films, true? Mike Dixon-Kennedy ranges far and wide in his quest to present a complete picture of the exploits of this indestructible hero, drawing on ballads, poems, proverbs, films, novels, folklore, musicals and place-names.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780750939775
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 06/01/2006
Pages: 434
Sales rank: 926,719
Product dimensions: 6.77(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

Mike Dixon-Kennedy has a longstanding interest in mythology and legends. He has developed a database of world mythology and is the author of several books, including Heroes of the Round Table, Encyclopedia of Graeco-Roman Mythology and A Companion to Arthurian and Celtic Myths and Legends (Sutton, 2004).
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