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steals from the rich, gives to the poor, and somehow becomes a tax bracket's worst nightmare.
means a legendary english outlaw archer who redistributed wealth by force, now shorthand for anyone who bends the law in the name of fairness.
from first named in 14th-century english ballads and court records mentioning outlaws by that alias, later fattened up by tudor plays into the sherwood forest hero we know, bow and all.
first mentiona 1225 court record lists a fugitive nicknamed hobbehod
friar tuckadded centuries later, not in original ballads
maid marianoriginally a separate french pastoral character
real targetcorrupt sheriffs and clergy, not just rich folks