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What is the significance and origin of the iconography of Robin Hood’s distinctive garb, namely his bycocket hat and green felt clothing? Where these articles always part of the Robin Hood mythos or did they originate in 19th and 20th Century portrayals of the merry man from Sherwood?

by /u/JustinJSrisuk in /r/AskHistorians

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