Origin[]
The Bishop's tale is an adaptation of the robbing of a monk in the earlier Gest of Robyn Hode
Confrontation with Robin's Merry Men[]
Possible Historical Figure[]
Several historically unpopular Bishops of Hereford have been suggested as the inspiration behind this character going from an unnamed monk to specifically being the Bishop of Hereford.
Appearances in Media[]
Ballads:
- Gest of Robyn Hode (as a monk)
- Robin Hood and the Bishop
- Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
- Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
Literature:
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Film:
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) played by Harold Innocent
Television: Comics:
Gallery[]
Illustration of the Bishop from Robin Hood. His Deeds and Adventures as Recounted in the Old English Ballads by Lucy Fitch Perkins (1906).
The Bishop from the Typhoo Tea Paper Doll Card series of Robin Hood cutouts from 1928.