Lincoln Green and Robin Hood

If they existed, it is more likely that the Sherwood Forest outlaws wore red cloth, not green!

John Welford

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As everybody knows, Robin Hood and his Merrie Men (plus Maid Marion) romped through Sherwood Forest robbing from the rich and giving to the poor during the reign of King Richard I (1189–99), wearing clothes made from Lincoln Green cloth.

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John Welford

I am a retired librarian, living in a village in Leicestershire. I write fiction and poetry, plus articles on literature, history, and much more besides.