Robin Hood

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1. Robin Hood - Noun

2. Robin Hood - Proper noun

Meaning

legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor

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A British Army Territorial (reserves) battalion formed in Nottingham in 1859 was known as The Robin Hood Battalion through various reorganisations until the "Robin Hood" name finally disappeared in 1992. Source: Internet

“Although Epic portrays itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, in reality it is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that simply wants to pay nothing for the tremendous value it derives from the App Store,” it said in the filing. Source: Internet

And in the Gisborne tale, what could be the story of the death of Robert of Wetherby (potentially Robin Hood) is reversed in exactly that way. Source: Internet

All Saints' church at Pontefract A more recent theory proposes that Robin Hood died at Kirkby, Pontefract. Source: Internet

Among these ballads is Robin Hood and Little John telling the famous story of the quarter-staff fight between the two outlaws. Source: Internet

And, while Wentbridge is not directly named in A Gest of Robyn Hode, the poem does appear to make a cryptic reference to the locality by depicting a poor knight explaining to Robin Hood that he 'went at a bridge' where there was wrestling'. Source: Internet

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