That does sound intriguing. I always wanted Marian to run off with her maid, but that possibility seems to go largely unexplored.
Tangential: I know one folksong about Robin Hood. This is bona fide from the 1600s. Internet sources I find show only the first verse, but the aging, yellowed folksong book I found it in has three. The tune is vaguely reminiscent of Greensleeves in minors and incidentals. I reproduce it here in its entirety:
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, said Little John Come dance before the queen-ah In a red petticoat and a green jacket A white hose and a green-ah.
Robin Hood, Robin Hood rode into town And danced before the queen-ah In a red petticoat and a green jacket A white hose and a green-ah.
Robin Hood, Robin Hood said to his men Ne'er dance before the queen-ah In a red petticoat and a green jacket A white hose and a green-ah.
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Tangential: I know one folksong about Robin Hood. This is bona fide from the 1600s. Internet sources I find show only the first verse, but the aging, yellowed folksong book I found it in has three. The tune is vaguely reminiscent of Greensleeves in minors and incidentals. I reproduce it here in its entirety:
...don't ask me, I have no idea.