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Artists and Images

African Lady Dancing with Bells to her Feet

The Pedigree, Education, and Marriage of Robin Hood, with Clorinda, Queen of Titbury Feast

Robert Jones Music (included with the text of In Sherwood Liude Stout Robin Hood)

Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly, From the Sheriff and His Men, Who Had Taken Him Prisoner, and Were Going to Hang Him.

Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828)

Endpiece to A True Tale of Robin Hood

Endpiece to Little John and the Four Beggars

Endpiece to Robin Hood and Allin a Dale

Endpiece to Robin Hood and Little John

Endpiece to Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Beggar

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Butcher

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Curtall Fryer

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Ranger

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Shepherd

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Stranger

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Tanner

Endpiece to Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valour and Marriage

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Chase

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Death and Burial

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Delight

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Golden Prize

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham

Endpiece to Robin Hood's Rescuing Will Stutly

Endpiece to Robyn Hode and the Potter

Endpiece to The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield, With Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John

Endpiece to The King's Disguise, and Friendship With Robin Hood

Endpiece to The Noble Fisher-Man; or, Robin Hood's Preferment

The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield, With Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John

The King's Disguise, and Friendship With Robin Hood

Little John and the Four Beggars

A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode

The Noble Fisher-Man; or, Robin Hood's Preferment

Robin Hood and Allin a Dale

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne

Robin Hood and Little John

Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Robin Hood and Queen Katherine

Robin Hood and the Beggar I

Robin Hood and the Beggar II

Robin Hood and the Bishop

Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford

Robin Hood and the Butcher

Robin Hood and the Curtall Fryer

Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Robin Hood and the Ranger

Robin Hood and the Shepherd

Robin Hood and the Stranger

Robin Hood and the Tanner

Robin Hood and the Tinker

Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight

Robin Hood Rescuing The Widow's Three Sons From the Sheriff When Going To Be Executed

Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly

Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valour and Marriage

Robin Hood's Chase

Robin Hood's Death and Burial

Robin Hood's Delight

Robin Hood's Golden Prize

Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham

Robyn Hode and the Potter

A True Tale of Robin Hood

George Wharton Edwards (1859 - 1950)

Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne's Head

Robin Hood Shoots His Last Arrow

Robin Hood Stops a Wedding

F. W. Fairholt (c. 1813 - 1866)

Adam Bell and Clym Parlay at the Gates, Headpiece to the Second Fit of Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and Wyllyam of Cloudeslie

Advocates Library Headpiece

Ancient Shipping, Headpiece to The Noble Fisher-man; or, Robin Hood's Preferment

Archer of the 13th Century

Archer Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Sixth Fytte

Archery in Finsbury Fields, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Ranger

Archery Still Life

Archery Still Life, Tailpiece to Robin Hood's Rescuing Will Stutly

Archery, in the 14th Century

Arrow and Laurel, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Bishop's Symbols of Office, Tailpiece to Le Mort de Robin Hood

Bow and arrows still life, Tailpiece to The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield

Bow and Arrows, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Bishop

Bow and Arrows, Tailpiece to Robin Hood's Chase

The Bridge Scene, Headpiece to Robin Hood and Little John

Cistern

Cloudeslie at Home, Headpiece to the First Fit of Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and Wyllyam of Cloudeslie

Cloudeslie's Return to His Wife, Headpiece to the Third Fit of Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and Wyllyam of Cloudeslie

Criminals Taken to Execution (16th Century), Harleian MS. 4374, Tailpiece to Robin Hood Rescuing the Widow's Three Sons from the Sheriff, When Going to be Executed

Crown and Horn, Tailpiece to An Adventure in Sherwood Forest

Encounter between Guy and Robin, Headpiece to Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne

Encounter Between Robin and the Pinder, Headpiece to The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield

A Facsimile from the Original Edition, Headpiece to Robin Hood and Maid Marian

A Figure from the Old Ballad, Tailpiece to the First Part of Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Fragment of Robin Hood's Chair from an Engraving at Throsby's Nottinghamshire

Friar Tuck

Friar Tuck (2)

The Friar Wading Through Water with Robin on his Back, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Curtall Fryer

Funeral in the 15th Century from a MS. in the Royal Library at Paris – No. 6887

George a Green

Harp and Dove, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and Allin a Dale

Harp Hanging from Tree, Tailpiece to The Death of Robin Hood by Bernard Barton

Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Shepherd

Horn and Crown Still Life, Tailpiece to The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood

Hunting Dresses, 15th Century

Hunting Dresses, 15th Century -- Harleian MSS. 4431

Huntsman and his Dog, Tailpiece to The Song of Robin Hood and His Huntes-Men

Joseph Ritson, 1752-1803

Kirkleys Abbey

Knight Redeeming His Land

The Knight's Wife Asks a Boon of Robin Hood

Ladies Hunting, 14th Century

Little John (theme image)

Little John Encountering the Beggars, Headpiece to Little John and the Four Beggars

Little John Shooting the Letter into Nottingham Castle, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow

Little John's Grave

Little John's House

Lone Tree

Maid Marian

Maid Marian

The Major Oak

The Marriage Ceremony Interrupted, Headpiece to Robin Hood and Allin a Dale

Matilda Fitzwalter's Tomb

Morris Dance, from a Tracing by Captain Grose

Morris Dance, from Mr. Tollett's Painted Window

Morris Dancer with Handkerchiefs Instead of Bells

Morris Dancers from Holme's Academy of Armory, 1683

Norman Archers

Nottingham in 1680

Original [Wood]Cut of the Ballad

Outlaw Picnic

Part of the Church of St. Mary's Abbey, York, Tailpiece to A True Tale of Robin Hood by Martin Parker

Practising with the Cross-bow

Rescue at the Execution, Headpiece to Robin Hood's Rescuing Will Stutly

Reynolde Grenelefe

Robin and his Companions Making Obeisance to the Queen, Robin Hood and Queen Katherine

Robin and his Men Dancing Round the Fire, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford

Robin and the Tinker Carousing, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Tinker

Robin Hood

Robin Hood and Little John

Robin Hood and Sir Richard at the Le Salute the King

Robin Hood and the Beggar Fighting, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Beggar

Robin Hood and Two Companions

Robin Hood Blowing His Horn

Robin Hood Conducting the King in Disguise to Barnesdale, Headpiece to The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood

Robin Hood Counting the Priest's Money, Headpiece to Robin Hood's Golden Prize

Robin Hood Pressing the Monk to Accept Wine

Robin Hood Sounding His Horn, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Tanner

Robin Hood, Little John, Scathelock, and Much the Miller's Son

Robin Hood's Cap at Throsby's Nottinghamshire; Mentioned by Ritson in Notes

Robin Hood's Garland Woodcut

Robin Hood's Garland Woodcut [from Garland Title Page]

Robin Hood's Grave, Tailpiece to Robin Hood's Death and Burial

Robin Hood's Gravestone

Robin Hood's Last Arrow, Headpiece to Robin Hood's Death and Burial

Robin Hood's Penny-Stone, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and Little John

Robin Hood's Stable, A Cave Excavated in the Rock at Paplewick, in Nottinghamshire, Headpiece to Robin Hood's Chase

Robin Hood's Stride, Near Youlgrave, Derbyshire (from BL Add. MSS. 6318), Headpiece to Robin Hood's Delight

Robin Summoning His Men, Headpiece to Robyn Hode and the Potter

Ruins of Saint Mary's Abbey, York, Headpiece to A True Tale of Robin Hood by Martin Parker

Saxon Bow and Arrow

Saxon Huntsman

Shooting at Butts, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Ranger

Sketch of Water Mark from Wynkyn de Worde's Hylton's Scala Perfectionis

Sword, Bow, and Arrow, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne

Table of Contents Tailpiece

The Tanner's Daughter Turns Away from Robin, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Tanner's Daughter

View of Fountain's Abbey

View of Interior of Robin Hood's Stables, Tailpiece to Three Sonnets by John Hamilton Reynolds

View of Robin Hood's Bay Near Whitby, Yorkshire, Tailpiece to The Noble Fisher-man; or, Robin Hood's Preferment

View of Robin Hood's Hill, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight

View of St. Ann's Well, Headpiece to Robin Hood Rescuing the Three Squires from Nottingham Gallows

View of Tutbury, Staffordshire

Warrant and Cups, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Tinker

The Widow Importuning Robin Hood, Headpiece to Robin Hood Rescuing the Widow's Three Sons from the Sheriff, When Going to be Executed

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Eighth Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Fifth Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, First Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Fourth Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Second Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Seventh Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Sixth Fytte

Woodland Headpiece to the Lytell Geste, Third Fytte

Woodland Scenery, Headpiece to A Tale of Robin Hood

Woodland Scenery, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Beggar

Woodland Scenery, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Butcher

Woodland Scenery, Headpiece to Robin Hood and the Stranger

Woodland Scenery, Headpiece to The Song of Robin Hood and His Huntes-Men

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to A Tale of Robin Hood

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Little John and the Four Beggars

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Beggar

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Butcher

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Shepherd

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Stranger

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight

Woodland Scenery, Tailpiece to Robin Hood Rescuing the Three Squires from Nottingham Gallows

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Eighth Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Fifth Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, First Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Fourth Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Second Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Seventh Fytte

Woodland Tailpiece to the Lytell Geste, Third Fytte

Woodland Title Page Scene

Sir Amédée Forestier (1854 - 1930)

And in such plight the Sheriff came back to Nottingham

As he cried, another man, mounted on a great white horse, flashed across the track

But the fourth arrow split the wand clean

The captive had become two men, and the other man was a giant

A cloak was spread on the ground, and the money poured out on to it

Do you know me? she said

For a moment she paused as if dazed

Forth from the brushwood—alone, erect, with bare head—strode Robin Hood

He bowed low before her. I am called Robin Hood, fair lady. It may be that you know the name.

He drank more heavily and became good company for no man

He drew near to the stranger, and touched him with his foot. Get up, he said

He swore a great oath that....he would himself...enter Sherwood and capture the outlaws

Hold! Halt! And Allen o' the Dale felt a hand on his shoulder

I did you wrong. It—it was your kill

The kill was mine! Little John broke forth impetuously

The King! she cried shrilly, I would speak with the King!

A murrain on this forest, he exclaimed, and on all that are in it!

Nay, said Will Scarlett, I have no further business with you

The old woman lost her wonted quiet and patience, and cursed the agent and the Sheriff

One hand still grasped the staff, the other rubbed his bruised pate

Quickly and deftly she descended the rope, the knots providing a hold for hands and feet

See, he said to the captain of his men-at-arms, that you follow that man closely when he appears

She burned one end of a stick in the torch, and then slowly and laboriously began to draw

The Sheriff himself, and a goodly following with him, watched the torch fade away

So that night a litter was made ready and Robin was laid upon it

Sought the consolations of piety, and made great gifts to the Church

Then she took the daisy-chain that she was wearing, and put it about his neck

They bore him to the window and held him there upright

They stood in silence as the procession passed them and vanished in the distance

To the rescue! cried Robin, and rushed at the keeper

Under this stair on piles of straw slept certain of the serving men; but these, too, she passed in safety

The usurer did not seem very well pleased

Who are you? he asked gravely. And what would you with me?

With that, Little John picked him up and put him back in the river again

Gertrude Demain Hammond (1862 - 1934)

Her pleading won relief for them

Charlotte Harding (1873 - 1951)

The Abbot of St. Mary's

Green Wood Wedding Feast

Master Beggars

Merry Old Woman

The Monk and the Sheriff

The Red Has It

Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne

Robin Hood and John Little

Robin Hood and the French Man of War

Robin Hood and the Monk

Robin Hood and the Sheriff's Wife

Robin Hood and the Tinker

The Sheriff of Nottingham and the King

Will Scarlet and the Lady

Valerie B. Johnson

Robin Hood (theme image)

Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)

The Aged Palmer Gives Young David of Doncaster News of Will Stutley

Allan a Dale Lieth Beside the Fountain

Allan-a-Dale Singeth Before Our Good Queen Eleanor

Allan-a-Dale Tells His Story

The Four Yeomen Have Merry Sport with a Stout Miller

Friar Tuck, excerpt from Howard Pyle

Headpiece--List of Illustrations

Headpiece--Preface

Headpiece--Table of Contents

Little John in the Guise of a Friar Stops Three Lasses

Little John Journeys in Holy Company

Little John Knoweth Not which Road to Take

Little John Overcomes Eric o' Lincoln

The Merry Friar Carrieth Robin across the Water

The Merry Friar Sings a Goodly Song

Merry Robin Clad as a Beggar Stops the Corn Engrosser by the Cross Nigh Ollerton

Merry Robin Hath the Worst of a Bargain

Merry Robin Stops a Sorrowful Knight

Merry Robin Stops a Stranger in Scarlet

The Mighty Fight betwixt Little John and the Cook

Ornament for Fly-Leaf

Robin and Little John Go Their Ways in Search of Adventure

Robin and the Tinker at the Blue Boar Inn

Robin Buys the Butcher's Meat

Robin Hood Meeteth the Tall Stranger on the Bridge

Robin Hood Slayeth Guy of Gisbourne

Robin Hood Steps betwixt Sir Stephen and His Bride

Robin Shooteth His Last Shaft

Robin Turns Butcher and Sells His Meat in Nottingham

The Sheriff of Nottingham Cometh before the King at London

The Sheriff of Nottingham Plotting against Robin Sends a Messenger to Lincoln

Sir Richard Pleadeth before the Prior of Emmet

So the Great Reaper Reapeth Among the Flowers

The Stout Bout between Little John & Arthur a Bland

Stout Robin Hath a Narrow Escape

Tailpiece--Epilogue

Tailpiece--List of Illustrations

Tailpiece--Part I

Tailpiece--Part III

Tailpiece--Part IV

Tailpiece--Part V

Tailpiece--Part VI

Tailpiece--Part VII

Tailpiece--Part VIII

Tailpiece--Preface

Tailpiece--Prologue

The Young Knight of the Lea Overcomes the Knight of Lancaster

Young Richard Partington Cometh to Seek Merry Robin Hood

Young Robin Goes to the Shooting Match

Louis Rhead (1857 - 1926)

Allan-a-Dale

An Arrow Came Whizzing Through the Open Window

Arthur-a-Bland The Tanner

The Beggar Flung The Meal In Their Faces

Chapter 1 Heading

Chapter 10 Heading

Chapter 11 Heading

Chapter 12 Heading

Chapter 13 Heading

Chapter 14 Heading

Chapter 15 Heading

Chapter 16 Heading

Chapter 17 Heading

Chapter 18 Heading

Chapter 19 Heading

Chapter 2 Heading

Chapter 20 Heading

Chapter 21 Heading

Chapter 22 Heading

Chapter 23 Heading

Chapter 24 Heading

Chapter 25 Heading

Chapter 3 Heading

Chapter 4 Heading

Chapter 5 Heading

Chapter 6 Heading

Chapter 7 Heading

Chapter 8 Heading

Chapter 9 Heading

Come, Change Thine Apparel for Mine, Old Man

The Cruel Beggar

Eric o' Lincoln

Espied a Group of Foresters and Two Captives

The Friar Took Robin on his Back (Black and White)

The Friar Took Robin on his Back

Friar Tuck

The Good Queen Eleanor

Guy of Gisbourne

He Smote Eric Full And Square On His Skull

Here's Money Enough Master, Quoth Little John, To Pay the Reckoning

I Come to Pray Thee that Thou Wilt Give Me a Little Time of Grace

I Give One Extra, No Matter How Large Or Small

The King Began to Roll Up His Sleeve

List of Illustrations

Little John

Little John Hastily Cut Will Stutely's Bonds

Maid Marian

Map of Royal Hunting Forests Where Robin Hood Lived

Master Will Scarlet

My Freedom Have I Won Through My Staff, And Not By Grace of Thee

Nay, Quoth Robin, Fear Nothing, For I Will Do Thee No Harm

Pray More Earnestly, Quoth Robin

Preface Page

Prior Vincent

Prior William Provides a Feast for the King and the Bishop

Prithee, Good Fellow, Where Art Thou Now?

The Proud Bishop of Hereford

Remember, Thou Boaster, 'Tis Thy Head Is Wagered

Richard Coeur de Lion

Robert Would Shoot with His Own Little Bow at the Squirrels

Robin Drove His Blade Through Sir Guy's Body

Robin Fights Will Gamwell

Robin Hood

Robin Hood and Little John

Robin Hood and Marian in Their Bower

Robin Shoots His Last Shaft

Robin Shoots with Sir Guy

Robin Wins The Queen's Prize

The Sheriff of Nottingham

The Sheriff's Wife

Sir Richard O' the Lea

Table of Contents

The Tinker

Title Page

We Find Thee Bedraggled and Downcast

Will Stutely

With a Smile on His Face He Reached Over and Drew Forth the Warrant

With a Smile on His Face He Reached Over and Drew Forth the Warrant (Black and White)

Harry G. Theaker (1873 - 1954)

The blow fell with a resounding smack and sent Much full length on the grass

Bernard Westmacott

And Soon They Were Forced to Part

The Bow String Rang!

Four Marks I Will Give Thee

Friar Tuck and the Abbot

Here the Merry Men Enjoyed the Long Evening

It's Master Robin Back Again!

The King, The Bishop, and the Sheriff

'Make Way There, Make Way! Ready!'

Reading the Warrant

Robin Hood and Little John

The Sheriff and His Dame

Sly You May Be, Friend Tinker

The Unfortunate Knight

Patten Wilson (1869 - 1934)

Adam Bell Writes the Letter

The Fight at the Gate

I have no money worth offering

Little John caught the horse by the bridle

Much shot the monk to the heart

Sir Richard knelt in courteous salutation

William continued his wonderful archery

William of Cloudeslee and His Son

N. C. Wyeth (1882 - October 19, 1945)

Country Folk Wending Their Way to the Tourney

Little John Defeats Eric of Lincoln

Little John Fights with the Cook in the Sheriff's House

Little John Sings at the Banquet

The Passing of Robin Hood

Robin Hood and His Companions Rescue Will Stutely (Frontispiece)

Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws (Dust Cover Image)

Robin Meets Maid Marian