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| | Nottingham : Sherwood Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Second only to Germany's Schwarzwald in European lore and legend, Sherwood Forest comprises 182 hectares (450 acres) of oak and silver birch trees owned and strictly protected by a local entity, the Thoresby Estate, and maintained by the county of Nottinghamshire. |
 | | Actually, very little of this area was forest even when it provided cover for Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, and Little John. |
 | | The clever rebellion Robin Hood waged against authority (represented by the haughty, despotic, and overfed sheriff of Nottingham) was full of heroic exploits and a desire to win justice for victims of oppression. |
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