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The Merry MenMerry Men Merry Men Outlaw group following Robin Hood For other uses, see Merry Men (disambiguation). The Merry Men are the group of outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The members of the group appear both collectively and individually in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remain popular in modern adaptations as Robin Hood's like-minded companions or sidekicks. Robin Hood and the Merry Men (illustration by Pablo Marcos, c. 1995) History The Merry Men are Robin Hood's group who work to rob from the rich and give to the poor. They antagonize the tyrannical rule of Prince John while King Richard is fighting in the Crusades. This also puts them in conflict with Prince John's… (Source: Wikipedia)
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