- Will Scarlock, Little John, and Robin Hood
- Outlaws
- "Men of a noble blood"
- Simply that they were noble people, or were they formerly of the noble caste?
- Lived in Sheerwood (Sherwood)
- Came across 3 keepers clad in green in the forest
- Midsummer day
- 3 Keepers
- King Henry's deer keepers
- Armed with faucheons (falchions) and forest-bills (weapons)
- Robin Hood accuses keepers of being devils
- Likely for not letting any others hunt the deer
- Robin Hood challenges the keepers, but they refuse
- Keepers aren't afraid of the outlaws; keepers don't believe that they've done anything wrong
- Robin Hood identifies himself, and keepers decide to fight
- Outlaws are losing, Robin Hood tries to convince keepers to let him blow his bugle-horn before continuing to fight
- Keepers don't believe it will do anything to them
- They refuse the deal
- Robin Hood declares that they won't fight anymore, and invites keepers to come to Nottingham with them and 'fight' there with wine
- Outlaws and keepers go to Nottingham and drink for three days, becoming friends
Bibliography: Robin Hood's Delight from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child. Web Source.
Image: Robin Hood Memorial from Wikimedia Commons. Web Source.
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