The act of splitting the shaft of an arrow already in the target with another arrow.
Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the medieval era who, in modern versions of the legend, is famous for robbing the rich to feed the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He operates with his "seven score" (140 strong) group of fellow outlawed yeomen – named the "Merry Men", in the obsolete sense of "companion or follower of an… outlaw".http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=merry&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary He and his band are usually associated with Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
Robin Hood is an animated film produced by the Walt Disney Studios, first released in the United States on November 8, 1973. It is the twenty-first animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was the first feature which began production after Walt Disney's death, although some elements were taken from an earlier aborted production ("Reynard the Fox", see below) which Disney had been involved in.
Robin Hood was the first motion picture ever to make a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. Its full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, as shown in the illustration at right.
Robin Hood is a British television programme, produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding from the BBC America cable television channel in the United States. Based around the stories of legendary English folk hero Robin Hood, the programme started on October 7 2006.
Robin Hood is a 1991 film starring Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman. It was released theatrically the same year as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a Hollywood blockbuster with a much bigger budget and high-profile stars. In the U.S. the film appeared as a TV movie on the Fox network.
Robin Hood is a CD containing the incidental music soundtrack to the BBC television series Robin Hood. Composed by Andy Price, the music is performed by the Danubia Symphony Orchestra and was performed at the Budapest Opera House, production of the series having been based near Budapest. The CD was released mid-way through the programme's first series in November 2006.
