MERRY ROBIN
The Native British Trickster
Cover for a 17th century pamphlet on Robin Goodfellow
Robin Goodfellow is the archetypal prankster and trickster of British folk-lore. Almost everything we know about him comes from a curious 17th century pamphlet which rejoices in the title Robin Goodfellow, alias Puck, alias Hob: his mad pranks, and merry jests, full of honest …