The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is an 1883 illustrated children’s book that popularized the Robin Hood legends in modern English through Howard Pyle’s vivid retellings and artwork.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood canonical | 3 |
| adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Men | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Context triple: [Howard Pyle, notableWork, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood]
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A.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
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B.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 12th-century England, renowned for popularizing the medieval romance genre and featuring iconic characters like the knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood.
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C.
Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
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D.
Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer is a British fairy tale hero famed for his cleverness and bravery in slaying giants in the time of King Arthur.
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E.
Lord of Arundel
Lord of Arundel was a prominent medieval English noble title associated with the powerful feudal barony and castle of Arundel in Sussex.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Target entity description: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is an 1883 illustrated children’s book that popularized the Robin Hood legends in modern English through Howard Pyle’s vivid retellings and artwork.
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A.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
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B.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 12th-century England, renowned for popularizing the medieval romance genre and featuring iconic characters like the knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood.
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C.
Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.
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D.
Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer is a British fairy tale hero famed for his cleverness and bravery in slaying giants in the time of King Arthur.
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E.
Lord of Arundel
Lord of Arundel was a prominent medieval English noble title associated with the powerful feudal barony and castle of Arundel in Sussex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Robin Hood book
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book ⓘ children's book ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| basedOn | Robin Hood legends ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType |
folk hero
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monk ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ sheriff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
outlaws
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resistance to unjust authority ⓘ wealth redistribution ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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children's literature ⓘ folklore retelling ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
children's adventure literature
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later Robin Hood adaptations ⓘ |
| illustrated | true ⓘ |
| illustrator | Howard Pyle ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian children's literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Friar Tuck
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Little John ⓘ Maid Marian ⓘ Robin Hood ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ Will Scarlet ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Howard Pyle's original illustrations
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popularizing Robin Hood in modern English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Nottinghamshire
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Sherwood Forest ⓘ |
| structure | episodic tales ⓘ |
| subtitle | Of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Description of subject: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is an 1883 illustrated children’s book that popularized the Robin Hood legends in modern English through Howard Pyle’s vivid retellings and artwork.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Men
subject surface form:
Howard Pyle