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[[Image:Robin Hood and the Lady.jpg|frame|left|Robin Hood and the Lady, by Walter Crane]]
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'''Robin Hood''' (otherwise known as Robin of Locksley) was a medieval [[English]] [[folk hero]], who dwelt, and was buried, according to differing accounts, in either the county of [[Yorkshire]] or of [[Nottinghamshire]]. Rivalry between the two counties over the possession Robin is strong, with most modern representations of the legends placing him in Nottinghamshire, but most of the scarce historical evidence supporting Yorkshire's claim. In fact, Sherwood (''Shire Wood'') Forest, Robin's base of operations, at the time stretched unbroken over much of both counties, and the Sheriff of [[Nottingham]] who features prominently in the tales, would also have had authority over the Forest of Barnsdale in South Yorkshire. One legend maintains he is buried at Kirklees, now a highly populated Metropolitan District, having selected his burial place by the shooting of an arrow.
 
'''Robin Hood''' (otherwise known as Robin of Locksley) was a medieval [[English]] [[folk hero]], who dwelt, and was buried, according to differing accounts, in either the county of [[Yorkshire]] or of [[Nottinghamshire]]. Rivalry between the two counties over the possession Robin is strong, with most modern representations of the legends placing him in Nottinghamshire, but most of the scarce historical evidence supporting Yorkshire's claim. In fact, Sherwood (''Shire Wood'') Forest, Robin's base of operations, at the time stretched unbroken over much of both counties, and the Sheriff of [[Nottingham]] who features prominently in the tales, would also have had authority over the Forest of Barnsdale in South Yorkshire. One legend maintains he is buried at Kirklees, now a highly populated Metropolitan District, having selected his burial place by the shooting of an arrow.
  
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