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By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-21. Revised by … Editions Version: Child 102A Primary editions of Child 102A Scholarly editions of Child 102A Version: Child 102B Primary editions of Child 102B Scholarly editions of Child 102B Version: C Primary editions of Child 102C Scholarly editions of Child 102C Scholarly and literary collections (Child 102A-C) Translations German Brief mention ⁃ Görbing, F 1901a; see p. 5: this ballad is connected with Hind Etin (Child 41); it is perhaps no coincidence that the outlaw Robin Hood, who shares so many of the features of a wood sprite, here has a father who resembles an elf. ⁃ Moore, John Robert 1914a; see p. 401: "Suspense of identity is used for a variety of purposes. [...] In "Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter" (102, A) the secret that the child is Robin Hood is withheld until the end; but in the Buchan version (102, B) the principal point of interest is exposed in the first stanza, …