RetroInspection - Robin Hood - pt. 3

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The cleverness of English writers cannot be questioned. From Chaucer and before him, to Shakespeare, and then to contemporaries like Mel Brooks, those who work with language have a way with words.
So, does it beg the question regarding the origin of Robin Hood's name?
Oftentimes, creators of works of art find ways to elicit humor. Was Robin's name a play on words not unlike what Shakespeare regularly did in his plays?

Robin Hood: Men in Tights - https://amzn.to/3M2UYU1
Piers Plowman: A New Translation - https://amzn.to/4oZ7vXm
On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State - https://amzn.to/3JOXuwIf
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - https://amzn.to/4prNZCO
The Adventures of Robin Hood - https://amzn.to/4oYnjK0

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