Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
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Traditional song
Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford is Child ballad 144 (Roud 2338).[1]
Robin Hood, knowing the bishop is coming, has his men kill a deer, puts shepherd's clothing on himself and six others, and dresses the deer by the road. The bishop threatens to have them all hanged. Robin summons the rest of his men with his horn, compels the bishop to dine with them, and either robs him or forces him to say mass for them.[1][2]
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References
- 1 2 Child, Francis James, ed. (1890). Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford. Vol. V. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. pp. 193–196. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Waltz, Robert B.; Engle, David G. (2012). "Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford". Folklore The Traditional Ballad Index: An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World. California State University, Fresno. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ↑ Chappell, William, ed. (1840). A Collection of National English Airs. London: Chappell and Simpkin, Marshall & Co. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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