~MarciaH
Tue, Dec 28, 1999 (17:50)
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From King Arthur to Robin Hood and the Enlightenment and Reformation, this is the time of which legends were made.
~MarciaH
Tue, Dec 28, 1999 (17:52)
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Sheriff of Nottingham Comes to Robin Hood's Aid
LONDON (Reuters) - The Sheriff of Nottingham has come to the aid of his
arch foe and helped to repair Robin Hood's longbow.
Vandals had repeatedly stolen the string from the longbow on the legendary
outlaw's life-size bronze statue outside Nottingham Castle, in central
England, and local council officials had despaired of being able to keep
renewing it.
Frank Dennett, Sheriff of Nottingham from 1981-1984, was so incensed he
sought help from a local ordnance company.
Now the factory has come up with a ``string'' made of steel wire which it
believes will make the folk hero, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor,
thief-proof.