In and around Sherwood, there are lots of wells, graves, hills, caves, barns, meadows, larders and the like named after Robin Hood. Almost every town and village in Nottinghamshire has some tie to the legend. Some say Friar Tuck was from Fountain Dale, near Blidworth. Will Scarlets grave is also said to be in Blidwort

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Robin Hood is a hero ic outlaw in English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman . Traditionally depicted as being dressed in Lincoln green , he is often portrayed as robbing from the rich and giving to the poor alongside his band of Merry Men . Robin Hood became a popular folk fig