# Episode 136: The Real Robin Hood

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 24 Apr 2020, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep136-Real-Robin-Hood.mp3

The legend of Robin Hood has its origins in the murky history of England after the Norman Conquest, but the first written examples of Robin Hood ballads don’t appear until the mid-1400s. In this episode, we examine the earliest references to the legend, and we explore the oldest surviving ballads that tell the story of the legendary outlaw. We also look at evidence of the Great Vowel Shift in these early ballads. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 136

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