Robin Hood and Allen a Dale
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Ballad | |
|---|---|
| Child | 138 |
| Title | Robin Hood and Allen a Dale |
| Versions | 1 |
| Variants | 3 |
| Stanzas | 27 |
| Date | 17th cent. |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-15. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-12-30.
Editions
Separate
- Rodgers, Joseph. The Scenery of Sherwood Forest with an Account of Some Eminent People once resident there (London, 1908), pp. 53-58: "Robin Hood and Allin a' Dale"; modern spelling and punctuation, no glosses or foot-notes; does not state source of text.
Scholarly and literary collections
- Child, Francis James, ed.; [Kittredge, G. L.], ed.; [Ireland, Catharine Innes], bibl. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Boston and New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, ©1882-98), vol. III, pp. 172-75.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, ©1896), pp. 100-105.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, 1902), pp. 100-105.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, 1906), pp. 100-105.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, 1907), pp. 100-105.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, 1910), pp. 100-105.
- Mabie, Hamilton W., introd. A Book of Old English Ballads (New York, 1914), pp. 100-105.
Translations
German
- Grün, Anastasius, transl. Robin Hood. Ein Balladenkranz nach Altenglischen Volksliedern (Stuttgart, 1864), pp. 146-50: "Robin Hood und Allin vom Thal".
- Grün, Anastasius, transl.; Frankl, Ludwig August, ed. Anastasius Grüns Gesammelte Werke (Berlin, 1877), pp. 288-292: "Robin Hood und Allin vom Thal".
Related localities
Brief mention
- Merriam, Thomas. 'Six-Word Collocations in Shakespeare and Sir Thomas More', Notes & Queries, vol. 56 (2009), pp. 48-51, see p. 50. The six-word collocation "what is your will with me", which is found in this ballad, also occurs in Anthony Munday's John a Kent and John a Cumber, the four anonymous plays Sir Thomas More, Thomas Lord Cromwell, The Fayre Mayde of the Exchange, No-Body and Some-Body, Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and several later plays.