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By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-09. Revised by … "Robin Hood and his sheep" and "Robin Hood and his men" were noted in c. 1895-97 as Lincolnshire folk names for bracken: "The Bracken [sic] stalk or root just level with the ground, cut slanting so as to show its dark centre." Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. Sources ⁃ Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. ⁃ Gutch, Eliza 1908a, p. 19. Brief mention ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. Also see Robin Hood and his sheep Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-24. Revised by … "Robin Hood and his sheep" and "Robin Hood and his men" were noted in c. 1895-97 as Lincolnshire folk names for bracken: "The Bracken [sic] stalk or root just level with the ground, cut slanting so as to show its dark centre." Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. Sources ⁃ Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. ⁃ Gutch, Eliza 1908a, p. 19. Brief mention ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. Also see ⁃ Robin Hood and his men. Notes