Synopsis

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....

 meets with a shepherd and demands to know what he has in his bottle; when the shepherd refuses, he says it will go worse with him if he does not give him some. Robin lays twenty pounds on a fight, and the shepherd agrees to bet his bottle and bag against it. They fight. Robin is worsted, and asks if he may blow his horn. The shepherd agrees, and Little John

Little John

Little John was a legendary fellow outlaw of Robin Hood, and was said to be Robin's chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men.-Folklore:He appears in the earliest recorded Robin Hood ballads and stories...

arrives. The shepherd thrashes him as well, and Robin agrees that the bet was won.

External links

• Robin Hood and the Shepherd