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Copyright
All text, unless otherwise noted, and title graphics - © copyright Allen W. Wright, 2004.
Unless otherwise noted, photos taken in the various Robin Hood Country sections - © copyright Allen W. Wright, 2004.
Other copyright information is listed in the Acknowledgments section.
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Robin Hood
General and Scholarly Information, Ballad Collections and Stories
Robin of Sherwood
-- The popular 1980s British Television Series
Other Robin Hood Movie, Television and Theatre Sites
Robin Hood Country
-- Sites from Nottingham, Sherwood and Yorkshire
Robin Hoods of The World
-- Sites dedicated to international Robin Hood-like figures
Medieval History
-- Links on Robin Hood's time period
Order Robin Hood Books and Movies
Robin Hood General and Scholarly Information, Ballad Collections
and Stories
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A great online resource -- this project collects ballads and
plays (many with commentary from scholars Stephen Knight and Thomas Ohlgren),
illustrations, bibliographies, film lists and more.
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One of the oldest and best Robin Hood sites.
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Maid Marian, Greenwood Lady
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*CURRENTLY DOWN* Sherron Lux has a fine site dedicated Robin's
greenwood girlfriend, an important legend in her own right. Sherron's
also writing a book on the subject.
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A nifty Robin Hood homepage with history, pictures, a very good set of links and more. Recently moved to a new location.
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Cindy Tittle Moore's list of Robin Hood books to read.
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A nice online ballad collection with some woodcut illustrations. |
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A lovely collection of the ballads and music collected by Francis
Child. It includes several Robin Hood ballads. |
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American folk singer Bob Frank has translated this classic
and early ballad into modern English. Read his translation and order
a CD of his "talking blues" performance. Bob has captured the heart,
soul and humour of this true classic. Highly recommended. |
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The text of Howard Pyle's classic childrens' book online at Project
Gutenberg. |
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Another classic Robin Hood book online. |
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Robin Hood appears as "Locksley". Although only a supporting character,
this book had a major influence on the Robin Hood legend. The Literature
Network's text includes a search engine of the book. |
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Another classic 19th century novel, with a touch more satire
than Ivanhoe. |
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Three wonderful academic papers by Prof. Thomas Ohlgren. Some of
the most important Robin Hood scholarship in recent years. |
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Official website for the award-winning fantasy author. She
wrote The Outlaws of Sherwood. |
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Official website for the author of The Forestwife
series of Maid Marian young adult books. |
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Official website of the writer of Robin and Marian mysteries, and
a collection of Robin Hood comic book covers. |
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Official website of the author of the recent Maid Marian novel. |
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The OzFoxes have a good Robin Hood site, with reviews of Robin
Hood books and information on how to be a modern-day Robin Hood. |
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A Yahoo Group dedicated to the Robin Hood legends. Post messages
and chat. |
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A group dedicated to you-know-who.
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An exploration of the pagan themes in the Robin Hood legend. |
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Fifth Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies is being held from September 29 to October 2, 2005
at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. |
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A good overview of the outlaw legend. |
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Website of Richard Rutherford-Moore -- historical re-enacter, actor,
writer and more. Among other things, Richard works as a tour guide
of Nottinghamsire, and I highly recommend him. This site promotes his
book and features info on the life of a 12th century forester. |
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A good analysis of the outlaw legend by Robert Fortunaso.
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Has a section on Robin Hood, as well as info on William Tell, the
Flashing Blade and Arthur of the Britons. |
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Green Arrow's the urban superhero inspired by Robin Hood. From
a history with as many twists as the Sherwood outlaw to his wondrous
and silly trick arrows to his chili recipe, Scott McCullar and Jayme
Blaschke tell provide all the information you could ever need. |
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A rather morbid search engine. |
Robin of Sherwood
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Website about a fabulous British TV show from the 1980's, and home
of the official fan club, Spirit of Sherwood. |
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Join the e-mail discussion list about the TV series. |
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Video clips from Robin of Sherwood |
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Come spend an entertaining day in a Nottingham dungeon, courtesy of
Robin's enemy, Sir Guy and his secretary, Claire. And don't worry, I'm
sure they've forgotten about that mass gaol break I led. |
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A superb website dedicated to Will Scarlet, particularly as played
by Ray Winstone in Robin of Sherwood. The designer of this page redesigned
my site. |
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Official fan club for the Loxley actor. |
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Nytshaed's tribute to RoS's first Robin Hood. |
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Dedicated to RoS's 2nd Robin Hood. |
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Actor, writer, swordmaster, Mark Ryan played Nasir, the first Arab Merry Man. |
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New Robin of Sherwood inspired fiction written by fans. |
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RoS fanzine with a Saxon focus. Also has information on other zines. |
Other Robin Hood Movie, Television and Theatre Sites
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Touring Robin Hood's Nottinghamshire on Britannia
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A good guide to Robin Hood
locations, along with a map. |
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Touring Robin Hood's Yorkshire on Britannia
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Another tour -- this one
for the Yorkshire locations in the legend. |
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The Legend of Robin Hood by Richard Rutherford-Moore
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Website of Richard Rutherford-Moore
-- historical re-enacter, actor, writer and more. Among other things,
Richard works as a tour guide of Nottinghamsire, and I highly recommend
him. This site promotes his book and features info on the life of a 12th
century forester. |
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Tim Pollard's Website
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Tim has been Nottingham's
official Robin Hood at events all over the world. He also works at
the Sheriff's Lodge dinner theatre in Nottingham. |
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Robin Hood's Village
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A good summary of places
connected with the Robin Hood legend. |
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The Outlaw Robin Hood -- His Yorkshire Legend
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Yorkshire local Barbara Green studies the Robin Hood legends of her surroundings. |
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Learning About Forests
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An international educational website about the greenwood. It includes a list of forest myths from around the world. |
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Robin Hood -- Bold Outlaw from Loxley
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Graham Kirkby hails from
Sheffield, the city which now includes Robin's legendary birthplace of Loxley.
This site has his theories about Robin's origin and setting. As for his title,
well... sincerest form of flattery or an insincere form of mockery on his
part? |
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Nottingham Web Resources
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Online home of Robin Hood's
favourite town. |
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Nottingham Tour Home Page
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Take a virtual tour of Nottingham. |
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Experience Nottinghamshire
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The official tourism site for Nottinghamshire
and Nottingham. |
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NottsNet
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Information on the towns
and villages of Nottinghamshire, plus more.
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The Tales of Robin Hood
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A delightful Nottingham tourist
attraction. |
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The Sherwood Forest Trust
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Robin Hood's greenwood is
being destroyed! Check out this site and help save it! The official
Sherwood Forest website. |
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The World Wide Robin Hood Society
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A group dedicated to you-know-who. |
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This is Nottingham
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Search for Robin Hood references
in Nottingham's Evening Post. |
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The Sherwood Times
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Mock newspapers from the
1190s with Maid Marian as an ace reporter. Also for sale in Nottingham
gift shops. |
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Robin Hood's Bay
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A gorgeous fishing village on the Yorkshire coast bears our hero's name. There's actually a ballad where Robin became a fisherman, perhaps serving as an explanation for the village's name. |
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Conisbrough Castle
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Located near Doncaster and not far from Barnsdale, this real-life castle was the fictional home of Athelstane in Ivanhoe. |
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Visit Europe Online
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This American website provides information and a considerable amount of links on travelling through Britain, France and other European countries. |
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Tradition
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A quarterly magazine featuring: mainly British Traditions and Customs, Music, Song and Dance History, Folklore, Myth and Legend, Traditional Ways of Life, CD reviews, Traditional Diary (Where to go and what to do) and more. |
Robin Hood is often considered the archetypal outlaw hero.
As a result, many cultural heroes are referred to as the Robin Hoods
of their respective countries.
These sites are about Robin Hood-like characters from different
countries. These heroes and villains can be real, legendary and completely
fictional. It should also be noted that these legends are in no way
inferior or subordinate to the Robin Hood legend. Some of these tales
predate Robin's adventures.
I'd love to know about more "Robin Hood" characters from different
cultures. So please e-mail me
with more suggestions for this section.
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Outlaws and Highwaymen by Gillian Spraggs
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This site was designed and edited by Gillian Spraggs to be a companion to her 2001 book of the same name. It includes texts such as ballads, extracts from "Prose Lives", letters, satires, political commentary and more. An excellent resource on Robin Hood, Captain Hind and many other other crooks of fact and fiction.. |
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William Wallace
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Scotland's national hero
and the basis of Braveheart , starring Mel Gibson. Some believe
Wallace's adventures influenced the Robin Hood legend. |
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Rob Roy
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Another -- albeit much later
-- Scottish hero. He also inspired films and novels. |
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Boudicca
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Also known as Boadicea, this
queen of the Celtic Iceni fought the Roman invaders of Britain. |
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Ned Kelly: Australian Iron Outlaw
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Australia's "Robin Hood". |
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Juraj Janosik
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"The Slavic Robin Hood". |
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William Tell
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The legendary Swiss archer. |
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Louis Riel
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An important and controversial
figure in Canadian history. |
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Billy the Kid
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A real-life outlaw and murderer
from the "Old West" of the United States. His legend has some Robin
Hood elements. |
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Lampiano
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Lampiano and his wife Maria Bonita were outlaws in early 20th century Brazil, leaders of the Cangaceiros. These vicious bandits have become the heroes of ballads, films and comic books. |
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The Phoolan Devi
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India's late real-life Bandit
Queen. |
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Zorro
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This Spanish Californian
hero is the fictional creation of Johnston McCulley. |
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Shuihu Zhuan / Suidoken -- The Outlaws of the Marsh
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Also known as the legend
of the Water Margin, Shuihu Zhuan is a classic of Chinese literature
set in the 10th century and stars "Robin Hood-like" men and women.
It's also popular in Japan, where it's known as Suikoden. |
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Gods, Heroes and Myth
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Links and many other resources to the heroes, heroines and gods of world mythology and folklore. |
Medieval History
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History at the Virtual Library
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Lots of history links to
a variety of countries and time periods. |
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ORB -- Online Reference Book For Medieval Studies
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Essays, original sources
and a whole lot more. |
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The Medieval Technology Pages
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Learn about everything from
cannons to rattraps. Fascinating. |
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GodeCookery.com
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A great site with tonnes
of medieval recipes and other historical information. |
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The Labyrinth
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Medieval history studies. |
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Ian's English Calendar
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Calculate when Easter and
Pentecost were in 1649. Learn what day of the week June 15, 1215 was.
Convert between New Style and Old Style dates. And more cool stuff! |
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Britannia -- Monarchs of Great Britain
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Biographies of the kings
and queens of England, including Richard the Lionheart, King John and
the various Edwards. |
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Women in World History
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Learn about great medieval
women like Eleanor of Aquitaine, and women heroes from other time periods. |
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Women in the Middle Ages
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This great site by Sherron Lux includes primary and secondary documents about medieval women of various social classes, women in medieval literature, articles on daily life and more. |
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Mostly Medieval
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Articles on ballads, festivals, abbey and history. Includes a travelogue and a collection of original Celtic art. |
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The Age of Chivalry
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Features many articles on medieval history, including profiles of famous and imfamous figures. One person worth reading about is Robert de Belleme, a notorious nobleman who became the inspirations for baddies in Robin Hood novels and TV shows. |
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The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester
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A companion to their superb
Robin Hood Project, this site collects stories, information and art about
King Arthur and his knights. |
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Do you know of any other Robin Hood sites that I should include? If
so, please e-mail me!
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