Merry Men

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The Merry Men are the legendary band of outlaws who accompany Robin Hood in English folklore, known for robbing the rich to aid the poor.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Merry Men canonical 15
Little John 6
Friar Tuck 4

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf characters in English folklore
fictional group
legendary outlaws
appearsIn Robin Hood
surface form: Robin Hood ballads

Robin Hood
surface form: Robin Hood films

Robin Hood legends
Robin Hood novels
Robin Hood
surface form: Robin Hood television series
associatedWith Robin Hood
countryOfOrigin England
culturalSignificance iconic band of outlaws in popular culture
symbol of social justice
depictedAs merry and jovial
skilled archers
skilled swordsmen
enemyOf Sheriff of Nottingham
corrupt officials
firstAttestedIn medieval English ballads
genre medieval outlaw legend
hasLeader Robin Hood
hasMember Alan-a-Dale
Merry Men self-linksurface differs
surface form: Friar Tuck

Merry Men self-linksurface differs
surface form: Little John

Much the Miller's Son
surface form: Much the Miller’s Son

Will Scarlet
hasTheme camaraderie among outlaws
resistance to tyranny
wealth redistribution
influenced later outlaw and bandit stories
knownFor loyalty to Robin Hood
opposing unjust authority
robbing the rich to give to the poor
languageOfOrigin Middle English
moralAlignment heroic outlaws
narrativeRole Merry Men self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robin Hood’s companions
operatesIn Barnsdale Forest
surface form: Barnsdale

Sherwood Forest
partOf Robin Hood
surface form: Robin Hood mythos
residesIn the greenwood
timePeriod medieval England (legendary setting)
typicalActivities ambushing wealthy travelers
evading the Sheriff of Nottingham
redistributing wealth to the poor

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robin Hood memberOf Merry Men
Robin Hood leaderOf Merry Men
Robin Hood ally Merry Men
this entity surface form: Little John
Robin Hood ally Merry Men
this entity surface form: Friar Tuck
Merry Men narrativeRole Merry Men self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Robin Hood’s companions
Merry Men hasMember Merry Men self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Little John
Merry Men hasMember Merry Men self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Friar Tuck
Much the Miller's Son associatedWith Merry Men
this entity surface form: Little John
Much the Miller's Son memberOf Merry Men
Sherwood Forest associatedWith Merry Men
this entity surface form: Little John
Sherwood Forest associatedWith Merry Men
this entity surface form: Friar Tuck
Maid Marian associatedWith Merry Men
Barnsdale Forest associatedWithCharacter Merry Men
this entity surface form: Little John
Barnsdale Forest associatedWithCharacter Merry Men
this entity surface form: Friar Tuck
Sheriff of Nottingham enemyOf Merry Men
this entity surface form: Little John
Sheriff of Nottingham enemyOf Merry Men
Will Scarlet memberOf Merry Men
this entity surface form: Robin Hood’s Merry Men
Will Scarlet team Merry Men
Alan-a-Dale affiliation Merry Men
the greenwood associatedWith Merry Men
subject surface form: The Greenwood
the greenwood inhabitedBy Merry Men
subject surface form: The Greenwood
Friar Tuck memberOf Merry Men
Little John associatedWith Merry Men
An Inland Voyage hasPart Merry Men
this entity surface form: “The Merry Men”
Ellen (in some versions) associatedWith Merry Men
subject surface form: Ellen
Allan-a-Dale memberOf Merry Men
Allen-a-Dale memberOf Merry Men
Guy of Gisborne opposes Merry Men
Sir Guy of Gisbourne conflictWith Merry Men
this entity surface form: the Merry Men