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- Title
MURDERERS AND MERRY MEN: When the justice system of medieval England was found to be too corrupt, Robin Hood and the outlaws of fact and fiction created their own system beyond the law.
- Authors
Storer, Ian R.
- Abstract
The author discusses the variants of the Robin Hood legend that arose from the crime level in Great Britain during the Middle Ages. He mentions the vigilante actions against the governmental officials committing crimes, the English ballads that recounted the deeds of the outlaws fighting back, and the sense of justice that came from these ballads.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ROBIN Hood (Legendary character); CRIME; VIGILANTES; OUTLAWS; ENGLISH ballads; HISTORY
- Publication
History Today, 2018, Vol 68, Issue 6, p24
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article