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I thoroughly enjoyed Middle-earth and the Legend of Robin Hood by Alex Voglino in Amon Hen 284. However, I think that Tolkien came across Robin Hood in his childhood days while living at 5 Gracewell Cottages in the little hamlet of Sarehole, 1896 to 1900. The reason for this is that Wake Green Road, on which 5 Gracewell Cottages stands, runs down to Sarehole Farm at which point it is joined by Robin Hood Lane at a ford in the River Cole.…