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HISTORICAL There is no record of an official with the specific duty of enforcing the law and keeping the peace in Anglo-Saxon England (however there undoubtfully was). After the Norman Conquest , specific Counties were appointed sheriffs to enforce the law (such as Yorkshire for example), although sometimes the duties of these sheriffs would cross the border of their respective counties. Nottingham would have come under the "High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire" after the Norman Conquest. In 1449 , the city of Nottingham itself was appointed its own sheriff for the first time (although the post was held simultaneously between two men; William Sadler and Thomas Lyng ). The sheriffs at that time may have been responsible for "''the delivery of prisoners to the courts, the collection of rents and taxes and generally keeping the ‘King’s Peace’''". From 1450 until ). PRESENT SHERIFF The current Sheriff of Nottingham is Councillor . THE ROBIN HOOD STORIES In the Legend of Robin Hood , the Sheriff of Nottingham is the chief official whose task it is to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest , or to arrest Outlaw s for Poaching the King's Deer . In some stories, the Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed as having a lecherous desire for Robin Hood's lady, Maid Marian . The legends are generally set far from Nottingham, one explanation being that a short-staffed King of England placed the Sheriff of Nottingham in charge of law enforcement for much of northern England. In some versions, the Sheriff is more a cowardly schemer while his assistant, Sir Guy Of Gisbourne is a more competent and determined physical threat to Robin. It has been suggested that the historical sheriff upon which the stories are based on was William De Wendenal . THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM IN MODERN FICTION In '''', he is played by Alan Rickman as a villain who takes people's livestock to try and meet his goals, after Robin Hood takes his horse. In the Disney Version Of ''Robin Hood'' , the Sheriff is a fat wolf, voiced by Alabama -born comedian Pat Buttram . He was originally intended to be a stupid goat. The Richard Kluger novel ''The Sheriff of Nottingham'' gives a positive portrayal of the real-life 13th century sheriff Philip Mark as a good man doing a thankless task. (The same sheriff appeared as an over-the-top psychotic in an episode of the '' Robin Of Sherwood '' TV series.) The usual Sheriff in ''Robin of Sherwood'' was a cynical opportunist played by Nickolas Grace . His name, Robert de Rainault, comes from Evelyn Charles Vivian 's retelling of the legend. The Sheriff of Nottingham is spoofed as "The Sheriff of Rottingham" (played by ''. The Sheriff was parodied in the children's television series " Maid Marian And Her Merry Men " as a foolish schemer played by Tony Robinson with a goatee. EXTERNAL LINKS
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