The early compilation, A Gest of Robyn Hode, names the king as " Edward ", and while it does show Robin Hood as accepting the King's pardon he later repudiates it and returns to the greenwood.

Hunter identified the outlaw with a " Robyn Hode " recorded as employed by Edward II in 1323 during the king's progress through Lancashire.

The first printed version is A Gest of Robyn Hode ( c. 1475 ), a collection of separate stories which attempts to unite the episodes into a single continuous narrative.

No extant ballad actually shows Robin Hood " giving to the poor ", although in a " A Gest of Robyn Hode " Robin does make a large loan to an unfortunate knight which he does not in the end require to be repaid ; and later in the same ballad Robin Hood states his intention of giving money to the next traveller to come down the road if he happens to be poor.

In the early ballads Robin's men usually kneel before him in strict obedience: in A Gest of Robyn Hode the king even observes that " His men are more at his byddynge / Then my men be at myn.

Some appear only once or twice in a ballad: Will Stutely in Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly and Robin Hood and Little John ; David of Doncaster in Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow ; Gilbert with the White Hand in A Gest of Robyn Hode ; and Arthur a Bland in Robin Hood and the Tanner.

For example, the plot of Robin Hood's Death, found in the Percy Folio, is summarised in the 15th-century A Gest of Robyn Hode, and it also appears in an 18th-century version.

* A Gest of Robyn Hode

In A Gest of Robyn Hode, he captures the sorrowful knight and, when Robin Hood decides to pay the knight's mortgage for him, accompanies him as a servant.

The ballads vary in age ; for instance, the manuscript of " Judas " dates to the thirteenth century and a version of " A Gest of Robyn Hode " was printed in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century.

Again, in the original " A Gest of Robyn Hode ", the life of an anonymous wrestler, who had won a bout but was likely to be murdered because he was a stranger, is saved.

Ballads from the High Middle Ages published in the Child Ballads such as A Gest of Robyn Hode, Robin Hood and the Monk, Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, and Robin Hood and the Potter, as well as Sir Walter Scott's 1820 novel Ivanhoe all point to a possible South Yorkshire birth for the legend.

He appears in some of the oldest ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Monk, as one of the company.

In A Gest of Robyn Hode, he helps capture Richard at the Lee and when Robin lends that knight money to pay off his debts, he is one of the Merry Men who insists on giving him a horse and clothing appropriate to his station.

Both are variants of the episode in the much older " Gest of Robyn Hode " in which Robin robs a monk.

The first appearance of Will Scarlet was in one of the oldest surviving Robin Hood ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode.

Francis Child indexed those tales: A Gest of Robyn Hode as Child Ballad 117, Robin Hood's Death as Child ballad 120, and Robin Hood Newly Revived as Child ballad 128.

In the earliest medieval ballads of Robin Hood, the ' bold outlaw ' is stated as having made Barnsdale Forest his abode and base of operations ( as an example, see A Gest of Robyn Hode ).

The best-known of these was the Twitchell Case in Massachusetts, in which parents David and Ginger Twitchell were convicted in 1990 of involuntary manslaughter in the death of their two-year-old son Robyn, who succumbed to a bowel obstruction.

It was her first album since Robyn.

Robyn was rediscovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early nineties.

Robyn's performances impressed Meja so much so that she contacted her management and a meeting was arranged with Robyn and her parents.

" Robyn entered Sweden's pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 1997, as co-writer and producer of the song " Du gör mig hel igen ," which was performed by Cajsalisa Ejemyr.

My Truth was an autobiographical release for Robyn and included the tracks " Universal Woman " and " Giving You Back ," which explained her secret abortion.

In 2006, following her departure from BMG, Det Bästa Med Robyn ( The Best of Robyn ) was released in Sweden.

Konichiwa Records was created, with its aim firmly set on liberating Robyn artistically.

The revised edition of Robyn was released in the UK in April 2007, and contains two new tracks —" With Every Heartbeat " ( a collaboration with Kleerup ) and " Cobrastyle " ( a cover of a 2006 single by Swedish rockers Teddybears )— alongside slightly altered versions of two of the original songs.

Robyn was featured on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 1 showcase show, Live Lounge, a reflection of her growing popularity in Britain.

The Rakamonie EP was released in January 2008 under Cherrytree Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, and the US edition of Robyn was released in April 2008.

Robyn was visible in the US market in 2007 when Britney Spears released the single " Piece of Me ", which contains Robyn's backing vocals.

Robyn completed a short US tour to promote Robyn, and was the supporting act for Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour at select European dates in 2008.

In January 2009, Robyn won a Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act 2008 ; in her acceptance speech, she said that Madonna was to thank for the prize.

The track listing was confirmed, including: " Don ’ t Fucking Tell Me What to Do " which is written by Robyn and Klas Åhlund, " None of Them " with Röyksopp, " Dance Hall Queen " with Diplo, " Fembot " and " Dancing on My Own ", written by Robyn and Patrik Berger.

In an interview with BBC Newsbeat Robyn reflected on the decision to release a trilogy of albums in one year, " It was just something I felt like I needed to do.

In 2010, Robyn guest-starred in " War at the Roses ", an episode which was on Gossip Girl, where she performed the acoustic version of " Hang With Me ".

In a November 2010 video interview with Perez Hilton, Robyn revealed that she was returning to the studio in January, 2011, and had enough material to release a new album later in the year.

On 10 December 2011, Robyn was featured as the musical guest on the episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Katy Perry, where she performed Call Your Girlfriend and Dancing On My Own.

A difficulty with any such historical search is that " Robert " was in medieval England a very common given name, and " Robin " ( or Robyn ), especially in the 13th century, was its very common diminutive.

Writing duties were assisted by Ulf Lindstrom and Johan Ekhé, who also helped to produce the album, and they stayed on board with Robyn until the completion of her album Don't Stop the Music in 2003.

Robyn contributed vocals to Blacknuss's 1996 single " Roll with Me.

Despite her success in the US market with Robyn Is Here, My Truth did not receive an international release.

Robyn stated to Aftonbladet, a Swedish newspaper site, that she wanted to start recording a new album in the beginning of 2009 and that she will work with producers such as Kleerup (" With Every Heartbeat ") as well as Klas Åhlund who she worked with on Robyn.

Robyn is featured on Norway's premier electronic outfit Röyksopp's 2009 album Junior with the song " The Girl and the Robot ".

In an interview with Swedish magazine Bon, Robyn announced that she had plans to release three new albums in 2010.

In May Robyn said in an interview with Stereogum, " I think this splitting a full album up into different releases is, in a way, how people listen to music as well.

Robyn embarked on the All Hearts Tour in July – August 2010 with American singer Kelis in support of the Body Talk albums, as well as a four-date UK tour at the end of October.

Robyn appeared and performed " Dancing on My Own " with deadmau5 at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on 12 September 2010.

" On 20 October 2010 Robyn announced the details of Body Talk on her official website, along with the track listing and artwork.

" Robyn will collaborate with Swedish producer Max Martin on the song " Time Machine ".

As the daughter of two Swedish actors, Robyn grew up in a creative and artistic environment ; she became involved in acting at the age of 9, with a role as an extra in Kronbruden at the Swedish theatre Dramaten.