ballads of Robin Hood
E352393
English literature
ballads
folk ballads
medieval literature
narrative songs
oral tradition literature
traditional English folk narratives
Ballads of Robin Hood are traditional English folk narratives that recount the legendary exploits, companions, and adventures of the outlaw hero Robin Hood.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robin Hood ballads | 3 |
| Robin Hood cycle | 1 |
| Robin Hood legend cycle | 1 |
| ballad of Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale | 1 |
| ballads of Robin Hood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3378836 — 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: ballads of Robin Hood Context triple: [Alan-a-Dale, appearsIn, ballads 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.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a classic 1938 Technicolor swashbuckler film starring Errol Flynn as the legendary English outlaw who champions the oppressed against the tyrannical Prince John.
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C.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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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D.
Constab Ballads
Constab Ballads is a collection of dialect poems by Claude McKay that vividly depict the lives and experiences of Jamaican police officers and rural folk.
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E.
Robin Hood novels
Robin Hood novels are literary works that recount the legendary adventures of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his companions as they resist corrupt authorities and champion the poor.
- 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: ballads of Robin Hood Target entity description: Ballads of Robin Hood are traditional English folk narratives that recount the legendary exploits, companions, and adventures of the outlaw hero 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.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a classic 1938 Technicolor swashbuckler film starring Errol Flynn as the legendary English outlaw who champions the oppressed against the tyrannical Prince John.
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C.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
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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D.
Constab Ballads
Constab Ballads is a collection of dialect poems by Claude McKay that vividly depict the lives and experiences of Jamaican police officers and rural folk.
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E.
Robin Hood novels
Robin Hood novels are literary works that recount the legendary adventures of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his companions as they resist corrupt authorities and champion the poor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English literature
ⓘ
ballads ⓘ folk ballads ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ narrative songs ⓘ oral tradition literature ⓘ traditional English folk narratives ⓘ |
| areAbout |
Robin Hood
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outlawry ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ social justice ⓘ wealth redistribution ⓘ |
| associatedCentury |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Francis James Child ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Child Ballads ⓘ |
| developedFrom | oral tradition ⓘ |
| earliestKnownPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| featureCharacter |
Friar Tuck
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King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form:
King Richard I of England
Little John ⓘ Maid Marian ⓘ Much the Miller's Son ⓘ
surface form:
Much the Miller’s Son
Robin Hood ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ Will Scarlet ⓘ |
| genre | outlaw ballads ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Robin Hood literature
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modern Robin Hood films and television ⓘ stage adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| notableExample |
A Gest of Robyn Hode
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Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne ⓘ Robin Hood and the Monk ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
Robin Hood and the Monk ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow ⓘ Robin Hood and the Monk ⓘ Robin Hood and the Potter ⓘ |
| originatedIn | England ⓘ |
| portrayRobinHoodAs |
champion of the poor
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leader of a band of outlaws ⓘ outlaw hero ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | border ballads ⓘ |
| setIn |
Barnsdale
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Nottinghamshire ⓘ Sherwood Forest ⓘ medieval England ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | oral performance ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
rhymed quatrains
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stanzaic verse ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ballad of Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale
subject surface form:
The Greenwood
this entity surface form:
Robin Hood ballads
this entity surface form:
Robin Hood ballads
this entity surface form:
Robin Hood legend cycle
this entity surface form:
Robin Hood cycle
this entity surface form:
Robin Hood ballads