What are the Robin Hood ballads?

The authentic Robin Hood ballads were the poetic expression of popular aspirations in the north of England during a turbulent era of baronial rebellions and agrarian discontent, which culminated in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.

What was Robin Hood’s last words?

“Bury me where my arrow falls…” are traditionally Robin Hood’s last words to Little John before dying in one of the rooms of the Gatehouse of Kirklees Priory.

How many Robin Hood ballads are there?

38 separate Robin
The 19th century ballad scholar Francis Child collected 38 separate Robin Hood ballads (and variant versions of them) in his ballad collection — as well as a few other ballads which featured Robin Hood in some versions but not in others. Composed over hundreds of years, these ballads form the Robin Hood legend.

What religion is Robin of Locksley?

Catholic
The Sheriff is often depicted as assisting Prince John in usurping the rightful but absent King Richard, to whom Robin Hood remains loyal….

Robin Hood
Significant other Maid Marian (wife in some versions)
Religion Catholic (pre-Reformation)
Nationality English

What is the meaning of Robin Hood?

Definition of Robin Hood : a person or group likened to a heroic outlaw especially : one that robs the rich and gives to the poor.

What is the ballad form?

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally “dance songs”. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century.

Was Robin Hood a true person?

While most contemporary scholars have failed to turn up solid clues, medieval chroniclers took for granted that a historical Robin Hood lived and breathed during the 12th or 13th century. The details of their accounts vary widely, however, placing him in conflicting regions and eras.

Was Robin Hood a real person in history?

What’s another name for Robin Hood?

Robin-hood synonyms In this page you can discover 3 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for robin-hood, like: autolycus, barabbas and raffles.