Wonderfully written and beautifully presented, The Outlaws of Medieval Legend brings the popular heroes of the Middle-Ages to life. Featuring both famous - Robin Hood and William Wallace - and now forgotten rogues such as Gamelyn and Fulke Fitzwarin, this book explains the popularity of these semi-mythical figures, and how their stories appealed to the common people of the Middle Ages.Long unavailable, and now featuring a new introduction from the author, this is the perfect book for anyone with a fondness for medieval history and folklore.

Chapter 1 I The Matter of the Greenwood; Chapter 2 II The Story of Hereward; Chapter 3 III The Historical Background of the Hereward Legend; Chapter 4 IV The Romance of Fulk Fitzwarin; Chapter 5 V The Romance of Eustace the Monk; Chapter 6 VI William Wallace and the Scottish Outlaws; Chapter 7 VII The Tale of Gamelyn; Chapter 8 VIII The Robin Hood Ballads (I); Chapter 9 IX The Robin Hood Ballads (II); Chapter 10 X The Historical Background of the Robin Hood Ballads; Chapter 11 XI The Outlaw Ballad as an Expression of Peasant Discontent; Chapter 12 XII The Historicity of Robin Hood; Chapter 13 XIII The Outlaw in History; Chapter 14 XIV Conclusions; Appendix I THE SUPPOSED MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE ROBIN HOOD LEGEND; Appendix II SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix III ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; Appendix IV ROBIN HOOD IN RECENT HISTORICAL WRITING (1977-86): A POSTSCRIPT Index;