Robin Hood and the Forest Laws
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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