The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood new direction that influenced later writers, artists, and filmmakers through the next century. The plot follows Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw after a conflict with foresters and through his many adventures and runs with the law. Each chapter tells a different tale of Robin as he recruits Merry Men, resists the authorities, and aids his fellow man. The popular stories of Little John defeating Robin in a fight with staffs, of Robin's besting at the hands of Friar Tuck, and of his collusion with Allan-a-Dale all appear. In the end, Robin and his men are pardoned by King
Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight of his death in the earlier "Robin Hood's Death", but that, the more common version, had it done by an abbess, his cousin. This version also omits his usual reconciliation with the king. Howard Pyle used this ballad's story for much of the conclusion of "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", although he kept the older story of the abbess for the actual death. Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight is Child ballad 153. The king and nobles meet to consider Robin Hood. They send Sir William with a hundred men. Sir William presents