David of Doncaster David of Doncaster David of Doncaster is a member of Robin Hood's Merry Men in English folklore. Doncaster is a town near Barnsdale, where early ballads placed Robin Hood. He appears in one ballad in the Child collection, "Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow". The sheriff is giving an archery contest, and David, "a brave young man," warns Robin against going, because it is a trap. He reappears in later adaptations, both books and movies. In Howard Pyle's "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", he appears as one of the youngest in the band, and a wrestler. In "A Gest
Journal of Folklore Research Journal of Folklore Research The Journal of Folklore Research: An International Journal of Folklore and Ethnomusicology is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on folklore, folklife, and ethnomusicology. It was established in 1942 and is published by Indiana University Press The journal was established in 1942 as the "Hoosier Folklore Bulletin" and continued in 1945 as "Hoosier Folklore". It was renamed in 1951 as "Midwest Folklore" () and continued from 1964 to 1983 under Richard Dorson as the "Journal of the Folklore Institute" (), obtaining its current name in 1984. Since July 2002, the journal has been published and