Open AccessRobin Hood and the Forest Laws
Author(s) -
Stephen Knight
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the bulletin of the international association for robin hood studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-2191
DOI - 10.33043/biarhs.1.1.1-14
Subject(s) - law , history , archaeology , political science
The modern default opening of Robin Hood stories consistently references the Forest Laws, but this material is absent from the early Robin Hood tradition. This article provides a history of how medieval English Forest Laws came to be a valuable addition to the modern Robin Hood story.