Robin Hood Tales #6

The Baron of Burberry and the Sheriff of Nottingham forge an unlikely alliance to crush their common enemy—Robin Hood—by luring him and the Merry Men to a grand fair with promises of contests and prizes. When Robin and his band arrive, eager for a chance to win gold for the poor, they walk straight into an ambush. Can the bold forester and his companions escape the trap, or have the villains finally found a way to outwit the hero of Sherwood Forest?

When the Earl of Tenford's greed and brutality push Robin Hood to act, the outlaw seizes an opportunity—but the corrupt nobleman strikes back with a cunning trap that puts Maid Marian in grave danger. Robin and his Merry Men must race to save her while facing the Earl's soldiers in a desperate clash at Belmore Abbey. The outcome of their confrontation will determine whether the Earl's reign of plunder finally comes to an end.

When the treacherous Sir Hillary Ferrick of Coxham embarrasses Sir Malcolm in the jousting lists through underhanded sabotage, Robin Hood steps forward to expose the corrupt knight's methods—and challenges him to trial by combat. Robin must face a villain who'll resort to any dirty trick imaginable, from sawed lances to hired tricksters, all while the Sheriff of Nottingham watches from the stands. This 1956 tale pits the outlaw against a man who scorns chivalry itself, turning the very rules of honor into a battlefield advantage.

Sir Darton Mallory refuses to pay tribute to the corrupt Bailiff of Brigton, a decision that puts him and his men in mortal peril when the Bailiff's forces surround them in the woods. When the bandit known as the Ragged One offers military aid in exchange for payment, Sir Darton turns him down—clinging to his principles even as doom closes in. What unfolds in the next desperate moments will test whether honor truly outweighs survival.