Robin Hood

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Ridge imagined Murrieta as the Robin Hood of El Dorado, a folk hero who sought just retribution against Anglo society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The Robin Hood legend is one that can always stand up to a retelling, though remaking anything like the ’38 “Adventures of Robin Hood”—at least in the same tone of voice—would result in kitsch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

She’s agreed to consider interviews with a ghostwriter named Wes Easton, who will soon discover why she’s called “the Robin Hood of Roxbury Drive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

It found global fame after featuring in a scene of the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner, and was popular with photographers and artists.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

I head back downstairs, almost tripping over Robin Hood.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan