Robin Hood and the Tanner
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Robin Hood and the Tanner
Robin Hood and the Tanner is Child ballad 126.
Synopsis
A tanner, Arthur a Bland, goes to Sherwood. Robin Hood appears and accuses him of poaching. They fight. Robin blows on his horn, summoning his men, and tells them that the man is certainly a tanner, as he has tanned his hide. They take him into the band.
In some variants, Arthur is related to Little John.
Recordings
Broadside Electric recorded a version of this ballad on their 1995 album Amplificata.
External links
- Robin Hood and the Tanner
- Robin Hood and the Tanner with commentary
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