Robin Goodfellow

Another name for puck, son of Oberon, the domestic spirit, and attendant of the English fairy-court. He is full of tricks and fond of practical jokes. He was said, especially in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, to haunt the English countryside.

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The character and activities of Robin Goodfellow are given fully in the ballad of this name in Percy's Reliques.

References

Sources

  • Cobham Brewer, E. (2001). The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell reference.
  • Cooper, J.C., ed. (1997). Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend. Oxford: Helicon Publishing Ltd.