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* ArcherArchetype: As we would expect in a Myth/RobinHood film. Both Robin and his father Hugh Fitzooth are yeomen and tie for first place at the archery competition-- notably, Hugh bests Robin by SplittingTheArrow, rather than the other way around.

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Robin and the Merrie Men infiltrate the castle to rescue Marian disguised as the Sheriff's men.

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: DressingAsTheEnemy:
** The Sheriff's men dress in Lincoln green to make it look like Robin's men stole King Richard's ransom.
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Robin and the Merrie Men infiltrate the castle to rescue Marian disguised as the Sheriff's men.



* EvilChancellor: Prince John, who – unlike most depictions of the character – is not ruling as king in his brother's absence but explicitly as his subordinate, largely only in control of the Midlands.
* EvilPlan: {{Discussed}} by Prince John and the Sheriff at the start of the film. Prince John plans to overturn his brother with an army of his own – specifically, the men hired as the Sheriff's enforcers – and finance it by more harshly enforcing the tax laws.



** He describes his lady love as a blonde, blue eyed, sweetly-tempered lady to the impetuous brunette Marian just to rile her up.

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** He describes his lady love as a tall, blonde, blue eyed, sweetly-tempered lady to the short, impetuous brunette Marian Marian, just to rile her up.
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* DeviousDaggers: Unusually, given that it's a traditional swashbuckler and Robin's traditional BowAndSwordInAccord image, he never uses a sword in this movie, and actually crosses blades with Friar Tuck using only his knife and has a habit of flourishing it menacingly at the Sheriff and Prince John, making him look a bit more roguish.
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dewicking Knife Nut per TRS


* KnifeNut: Robin never uses a sword in this movie, and actually crosses blades with Friar Tuck using only his knife and has a habit of flourishing it menacingly at the Sheriff and Prince John.
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* NiceHat:
** Little John has a fur cap that's pretty boss, and Marian gets an attractive variation of the classic forester cap at the end after joining the outlaws.
** Averted with Robin Hood himself. He does wear a brown version of his classic cap, but loses it shortly into its only scene. His BadassCape comes with one wide brimmed enough to hide his face, though.
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Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' film, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.

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Not to be confused with Disney's 1973 animated ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Robin Hood|1973}}'' film, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.
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King Richard the Lion Heart leaves for Crusade, accompanied by the Earl Of Huntingdon and the old Sheriff of Nottingham, and leaving the country in the hold of Queen Eleanor (who is also taking care of Huntingdon's daughter Marian), the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Prince John. Then Prince John starts to scheming to take over the kingdom with the help of his new Sheriff, starting with an archery contest to gather an army, which results in Robin Fitzooth, Marian's sweetheart, becoming an outlaw and taking the name Robin Hood. Robin and his band of Merry Men try to foil John's plans, but then news arrives of Richard's capture, and things start to deteriorate.

Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' film from 1973, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.

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King Richard the Lion Heart leaves for Crusade, UsefulNotes/TheCrusades, accompanied by the Earl Of Huntingdon and the old Sheriff of Nottingham, and leaving the country in the hold of Queen Eleanor (who is also taking care of Huntingdon's daughter Marian), the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Prince John. Then Prince John starts to scheming to take over the kingdom with the help of his new Sheriff, starting with an archery contest to gather an army, which results in Robin Fitzooth, Marian's sweetheart, becoming an outlaw and taking the name Robin Hood. Robin and his band of Merry Men try to foil John's plans, but then news arrives of Richard's capture, and things start to deteriorate.

Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' film from 1973, ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' film, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.
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Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''Disney/RobinHood'' film from 1973, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.

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Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''Disney/RobinHood'' ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' film from 1973, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.
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* ArcherArchetype: As we would expect in a Myth/RobinHood film. Both Robin and his father Hugh Fitzooth are yeomen and tie for first place at the archery competition-- notably, Hugh bests Robin by SplittingTheArrow, rather than the other way around.


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* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Robin's father Hugh Fitzooth gets shot in the back by Red Gill, acting on behalf of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin kills Red Gill in revenge, thus becoming an outlaw.]]
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* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: When the townspeople are raising money for King Richard's ransom, Robin (in disguise) riles up the crowd to publicly shame the Sheriff into a matching donation of over a thousand marks. Meanwhile, the Merry Men have been raiding the treasury, and just as the Sheriff says he wishes he could give more, they show up and empty his entire treasure chest into the donation pile. [[OhCrap The look on his face says it all]], but there's nothing he can do because the people are all cheering for him.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Well, [[TropeNamer yeah]]. When Robin holds people up on the highway, he assures them they are making a donation to the poor.
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* BigFun: Friar Tuck, as per the usual legend, is a large man and a LargeHam, and has no scruples about being just as sassy to Robin as Robin is to him.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Prince John and the Sheriff seem much more interested in each other's company than in pursuing the eligible Marian-- and they both sport impeccably coiffed hair. (On the other hand, it's entirely possible they're just posh and villainous and in a family-friendly film.)
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* FoodSlap: During the fight against Midge the Miller, Robin upends a sack of flour on top of Midge's head.

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* FoodSlap: During the fight against Midge Much the Miller, Robin upends a sack of flour on top of Midge's Much's head.



** He plays an affable host to the Sheriff so he can mock him.
** He and Little John carry the Sheriff on their shoulders to celebrate his "generosity" in contributing to Richard's ransom, then dump him in the moat immediately after revealing their identities.

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** He plays an affable host to the Sheriff sheriff so he can mock him.
** He and Little John carry the Sheriff sheriff on their shoulders to celebrate his "generosity" in contributing to Richard's ransom, then dump him in the moat immediately after revealing their identities.



* GoryDiscretionShot: The Sheriff of Nottingham's death.
* AHandfulForAnEye: When Robin, Little John and Scarlet demand Midge's gold, he claims it is hidden in his sack of flour. He digs his hands into the flour to find it and, as the three outlaws are leaning over the sack, he flings a handful of flour into their faces. He then starts whacking them with his staff while they are blinded.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: The Sheriff sheriff of Nottingham's death.
* AHandfulForAnEye: When Robin, Little John and Scarlet demand Midge's Much's gold, he claims it is hidden in his sack of flour. He digs his hands into the flour to find it and, as the three outlaws are leaning over the sack, he flings a handful of flour into their faces. He then starts whacking them with his staff while they are blinded.



* HumiliationConga: The Sheriff promises to lead a full force against Robin Hood himself. The next day, he loses a battle against Friar Tuck's ''bulldog,'' is taken back to Robin's camp, forced to drink a toast in favor of King Richard and pay for all the outlaws' wrongs, and sent back in disgrace, riding his horse backwards while [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dressed in the deerskin he forced Stutely to wear]].

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* HumiliationConga: The Sheriff sheriff promises to lead a full force against Robin Hood himself. The next day, he loses a battle against Friar Tuck's ''bulldog,'' is taken back to Robin's camp, forced to drink a toast in favor of King Richard and pay for all the outlaws' wrongs, and sent back in disgrace, riding his horse backwards while [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dressed in the deerskin he forced Stutely to wear]].
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%% MenOfSherwood: Needs context, but we know they're around.
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''The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men'' is a 1952 Creator/{{Disney}} live-action film starring Richard Todd as RobinHood.

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''The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men'' is a 1952 Creator/{{Disney}} [[Creator/WaltDisneyPictures Disney]] live-action film starring Richard Todd as RobinHood.
Myth/RobinHood.
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* TapOnTheHead: Friat tuck is knocked out by the flat of a sword being smacked against his pate.

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* TapOnTheHead: Friat tuck Friar Tuck is knocked out by the flat of a sword being smacked against his pate.
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* LittleGirlsKickShins: Not that is particularly little at the time, but the teenaged Marian kicks Robin the shins when he is teasing her at the start of the film.

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* LittleGirlsKickShins: Not that she is particularly little at the time, but the teenaged Marian kicks Robin in the shins when he is teasing her at the start of the film.
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that is... insufficient context and likely misuse


* SpiritedYoungLady: Marian. She certainly knows how to be the ProperLady, but that doesn't stop her from [[SweetPollyOliver dressing as a man to escape the castle and find Robin.]]
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Not to be confused with Disney's animated ''Disney/RobinHood'' film from 1973, which is an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation.
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* KingIncognito: King Richard rides into Robin's camp dressed as a black knight (in a scene probably inspired by Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'') and receives pretty short shrift from the outlaws until he removes his coif and reveals his true identity.

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* KingIncognito: King Richard rides into Robin's camp dressed as a black knight (in a scene probably inspired by Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'') ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'') and receives pretty short shrift from the outlaws until he removes his coif and reveals his true identity.
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* KingIncognito: King Richard rides into Robin's camp dressed as a black knight (in a scene probably inspired by Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'') and receives pretty short shrift from the outlaws until he removes his coif and reveals his true identity.
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* NoArcInArchery: Averted. Everyone sights, then aims upward before releasing.


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* SweetPollyOliver: Marian sneaks out of Prince John's castle and journeys to Nottingham disguised as a pageboy.
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* WaterfallShower: Robin rinses himself off under a small waterfall in the outlaw camp while Scathelock is tending to Stutley's wounds.
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* AHandfulForAnEye: When Robin, Little John and Scarlet demand Midge's gold, he claims it is hidden in his sack of flour. He digs his hands into the flour to find it and, as the three outlaws are leaning over the sack, he flings a handful of flour into their faces. He then starts whacking them with his staff while they are blinded.
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* AllKnowingSingingNarrator: Alan-a-Dale wanders through the early parts of the film singing about events that have just taken place. Even after he joins the Merrie Men, he plays no real part in the action.


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* FoodSlap: During the fight against Midge the Miller, Robin upends a sack of flour on top of Midge's head.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Robin and the Merrie Men infiltrate the castle to rescue Marian disguised as the Sheriff's men.


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* LittleGirlsKickShins: Not that is particularly little at the time, but the teenaged Marian kicks Robin the shins when he is teasing her at the start of the film.


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* MuggedForDisguise: The Merrie Men snatch two of the Sheriff's servants and steal their livery and uses the disguises to ransack the Sheriff's quarter and deliver his wealth to the ransom table.


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* TapOnTheHead: Friat tuck is knocked out by the flat of a sword being smacked against his pate.
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* TheCoup: Prince John's ultimate plan is to use the excessive tax revenue (gathered

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* TheCoup: Prince John's ultimate plan is to use the excessive tax revenue (gathered he's "collected" from the people to overthrow Richard.

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