Robin Hood

Robin Hood examines the uncertain boundary between historical person, outlaw archetype and Greenwood myth. Fran Doel and Geoff Doel consider how the figure may have developed from traditions of a man who leaves ordinary society and enters the forest, where ideas of nature, resistance and communal life become attached to his story.

The book also follows Robin Hood’s continuing presence beyond medieval legend. An updated gazetteer records sites associated with the outlaw, while an annotated filmography charts his treatment on screen. Almost 50 illustrations support the discussion, including images of modern mummers whose performances demonstrate how Robin Hood remains part of living British folklore.