“Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires”

Description

Robin learns from (a women/their mother) that three men are to be hanged for deer-killing. He meets a (palmer/beggar) who confirms this. Robin insists on trading clothes, goes disguised to Nottingham, blows his horn for his men, and rescues the three.

Notes

For background on the Robin Hood legend, see the notes on "A Gest of Robyn Hode" [Child 117]. - RBW

References

1. Child 140, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (4 texts)
2. Bronson 140, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (7 versions+2 in addenda)
3. BarryEckstormSmyth pp. 2420-242, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (1 text)
4. Flanders/Olney, pp. 69-72, "Bold Robin Hood Rescuing the Three Squires" (1 text, 1 tune) {Bronson's #2}
5. Flanders-Ancient3, pp. 107-116, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (3 texts, with A1 and A2 being variant versions from the same informant, 1 tune) {Bronson's #2, with some small variants}
6. BrownII 140, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (1 text with variants from several performances by the same informant)
7. Friedman, p. 341, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (1 text)
8. OBB 122, "Robin Hood and the Widow's Three Sons" (1 text)
9. PBB 69, "Robin Hood and the Sheriff" (1 text)
10. Niles 47, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (2 texts, 2 tunes, the second perhaps being mixed with Child 143)
11. Chase, pp. 124-126, "Bold Robin Hood" (1 text, 1 tune, clearly this piece although it has many floating lyrics, e.g. from "The House Carpenter") {Bronson's #4}
12. Darling-NAS, pp. 87-90, "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires" (1 text)
13. DT 140, RH3SQUIR*
14. Roud #71
15. BI, C140