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- Robin Hood is one of the great British folk heroes and Little John is well known as one of his merry men. The story of their first meeting is a popular legend giving an insight into Robin’s generosity of character and with the humour of the situation – the unevenly matched pair battling on the narrow bridge.
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Robin Hood and Little John is Child ballad 125. It is a story in the Robin Hood canon which has survived as, among other forms, a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad, and is one of several ballads about the medieval folk hero that form part of the Child ballad collection, which is one of the most comprehensive collections of ...
Little John is a companion of Robin Hood who serves as his chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. He is one of only a handful of consistently named characters who relate to Robin Hood and one of the two oldest Merry Men, alongside Much the Miller's Son.
Jun 22, 2022 · Little John is first mentioned by the chronicler Andrew of Wyntoun in about 1420, some forty years after the first mention of Robin Hood (see, Robin Hood Timeline). The name ‘Little John’ or variants of it, is common, and there are records of Petit (French for little) John, and Parvo (Latin for little) John.
Little John is Robin Hood’s most trusted companion and right-hand man. Unlike Robin Hood, who sees no life more satisfying than the one he leads in Sherwood Forest, Little John is often tempted by a life of hedonistic pleasures.
Little John is a bear and one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Maid Marian) in Disney's 1973 animated feature film Robin Hood. He is Robin Hood's loyal sidekick and best friend. Nothing is known regarding Little John's past.
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Robin Hood first met his lifelong friend Little John when they found themselves on a narrow bridge, both refusing to budge. When Robin threatened Little John with an arrow, John protested that it was not fair that he only had a staff.
Robin Hood and Little John. No. 125 of Child's Ballads - The ballad that tells of how Robin Hood met Little John on a long narrow bridge and of their famous quarterstaff duel. Includes a brief introduction.
