Matter of the Greenwood Document
Robin Hood and the Potter
- Summary
- Robin loses a fight to a potter, takes his clothes and cart, sells pots cheaply in Nottingham to get near the Sheriff, and lures him into the forest. Comic, non-lethal, disguise-driven - the closest early ballad to the popular image. Child 121.
- Date
- c. 1500 (Cambridge University Library MS Ee.4.35)
Worldviews
The Ballad Outlaw, Robin of the May Games
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH