Sheriff of Nottingham

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fictional character literary character

The Sheriff of Nottingham is the primary antagonist in the Robin Hood legends, typically portrayed as a corrupt and ruthless lawman obsessed with capturing the outlaw hero.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Sheriff of Nottingham canonical 25
Sheriff of Nottingham (in many versions) 1
Sheriff of Nottingham as the main antagonist 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
alignment villain ⓘ
antagonistOf Robin Hood ⓘ
appearsIn English folklore ⓘ
Robin Hood comics ⓘ
Robin Hood films ⓘ
Robin Hood novels ⓘ
Robin Hood television series ⓘ
Robin Hood video games ⓘ
medieval ballads ⓘ
associatedWith Nottingham Castle ⓘ
Prince John ⓘ
basedOn sheriff ⓘ
characterTrait authoritarian ⓘ
corrupt ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
culture English folklore ⓘ
employer King John of England ⓘ
Prince John ⓘ
enemyOf Merry Men ⓘ
surface form: Little John

Maid Marian ⓘ
Merry Men ⓘ
Robin Hood ⓘ
genre adventure fiction ⓘ
outlaw legend ⓘ
jurisdiction Nottinghamshire ⓘ
motivation capture Robin Hood ⓘ
enforce oppressive taxes ⓘ
maintain power ⓘ
narrativeRole primary antagonist ⓘ
notableWork Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film) ⓘ
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) ⓘ
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) ⓘ
occupation sheriff ⓘ
opponent Robin Hood ⓘ
portrayedBy Alan Rickman ⓘ
Basil Rathbone ⓘ
Ben Mendelsohn ⓘ
Keith Allen ⓘ
Peter Ustinov ⓘ
residence Nottingham ⓘ
roleIn Robin Hood legends ⓘ
symbolizes abuse of authority ⓘ
corrupt law enforcement ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

Robin Hood → enemy → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Merry Men → enemyOf → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Much the Miller's Son → opposedTo → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Maid Marian → opposes → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Will Scarlet → opposes → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Alan Rickman → portrayed → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Nottingham Castle → associatedWithCharacter → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Alan-a-Dale → enemyOf → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
the greenwood → opposedTo → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: The Greenwood
Robin Hood comics → antagonist → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film) → featuresCharacter → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Robin Hood (1973 film)
Robin Hood novels → hasAntagonist → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Robin Hood television series → mainAntagonist → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Robin Hood (2006 TV series)
Robin Hood television series → characterPortrayed → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Robin Hood (2006 TV series)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) → mainCharacter → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) → portrays → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
this entity surface form: Sheriff of Nottingham as the main antagonist
Prince John → alliesWith → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Robin Hood films → hasAntagonist → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Keith Allen → portrayed → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Robin Hood (1922 film) → character → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Sheriff of Nottingham
Friar Tuck → enemyOf → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sheriff of Nottingham (in many versions)
Little John → enemyOf → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood → mainCharacter → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Robin Hood (2018 film) → character → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
ballads of Robin Hood → featureCharacter → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Pat Buttram → voiceRole → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (1973 film)
Guy of Gisborne → loyalTo → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Robin and Marian → character → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Sir Hiss → associatedWith → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
Sir Guy of Gisbourne → serves → Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Sheriff of Nottingham