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Robin Hoods: A Myth in Flux - WIU
66 Western Illinois Historical Review 2013 Vol. V, Spring 2013 ISSN 2153-1714 Robin Hoods: a myth in flux Justin Paonessa Robin hood has remained one of the most infamous outlaws in European history. His popularity has transcended national boundaries and his myths appear in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Scholars have often wondered how Robin hood was able to remain such a prominent figure of folklore for so long without dying out as other outlaw stories have. This paper will show that the reason the Robin hood myth was able to survive the tests of time was the Storytellers ability to adapt it to any time period in which it was told. The beginning of the paper will start by examining the common themes represented in the Robin hood myths .
Robin’s utilization of disguise is another aspect of the myths that added to his mystique. As was the popular theme in many medieval and early modern plays and other stories, so too was Robin’s ability
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