Matter of the Greenwood Figure
Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough and William of Cloudesley
- Summary
- Northern outlaw archers of an independent tradition, printed alongside Robin Hood material from the sixteenth century. Cloudesley shoots an apple from his son's head - the William Tell motif in English - and the three are eventually pardoned by the king.
- Kind
- legendary
Worldviews
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH