The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

by Howard PYLE (1853 - 1911)

Robin Hood and Will Scarlet

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the mediæval era who, in modern versions of the legend, is famous for robbing the rich to feed the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He operates with his "seven score" (140 strong) group of fellow outlawed yeomen – named the Merry Men. He and his band are usually associated with Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.The Victorian era generated its own distinct versions of Robin Hood. The traditional tales were often adapted for children, most notably in Howard Pyle's Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. These versions firmly stamp Robin as a staunch philanthropist, a man who takes from the rich to give to the poor.(Summary from Wikipedia)


Listen next episodes of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood:
Epilogue , How Sir Richard of the Lea Paid His Debts , King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest , Little John Turns Barefoot Friar , Robin Hood Aids a Sorrowful Knight , Robin Hood and Allan a Dale , Robin Hood and Guy of Guisborne , Robin Hood Compasses a Marriage , Robin Hood Seeks the Curtal Friar , Robin Hood Turns Beggar , Robin Shoots Before Queen Eleanor , The Adventure with Midge the Miller’s Son , The Chase of Robin Hood