Matter of the Greenwood Figure
John, later King John
- Summary
- Villain of the modern legend, absent from the medieval one. His usefulness is that he supplies an illegitimate authority, which lets Robin be a rebel and a loyalist at the same time.
- Dates
- 1166-1216
- Kind
- historical
Worldviews
Robert, Earl of Huntington, The Technicolor Robin, Prince of Thieves and the Heritage Hero
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH