biography
| biography:
| Legendary 13th-c outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest in the N Midlands, England, celebrated in ballads dating from the 14th-c. He protected the poor, and outwitted, robbed, or killed the wealthy and unscrupulous officials of Church and state. The legend may have had its origins in the popular discontent that led to the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. |
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