When Robin was a youth of eighteen, the Sheriff of Nottingham proclaimed a shooting match and offered a prize of a butt of ale to whosoever should shoot the best shaft in Nottinghamshire.
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Nottinghamshire
//ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)//
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The hollow trunk of Major Oak, an ancient oak tree in Nottinghamshire, is said to have been used by Robin Hood and his merry men as a hideout.
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"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
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