Matter of the Greenwood Document
Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads
- Summary
- Two volumes; the first systematic scholarly collection. The biographical preface asserts the Huntingdon descent and the 1160 birth as established fact, and frames Robin as a champion of the oppressed against tyranny. The most influential single book in the legend's modern history.
- Date
- 1795
- Author
- Joseph Ritson
Worldviews
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research plus Ted's research log
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH