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Legendary English people

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The list Legendary English people includes Robin Hood, Jack, Mother Shipton, Hengist and Horsa and Tom Hickathrift. The list consists of 7 members and 5 sublists.
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    Robin Hood

    heroic outlaw in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and swordsman
    Robin Hood
    Overview: Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some ...
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    Jack

    English hero and stock character
    Jack
    Overview: Jack is an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character appearing in legends, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes, generally portrayed as a young adult. Unlike moralizing fairy heroes, Jack is often ...
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    Mother Shipton

    Legendary English soothsayer and prophetess
    Mother Shipton
    Overview: Ursula Southeil (c. 1488 – 1561; also variously spelt as Ursula Southill, Ursula Soothtell or Ursula Sontheil), popularly known as Mother Shipton, is said to have been an English soothsayer and prophetess ...
    Date of birth: 1488
    Date of death: 1561
    Age: 72 (age at death)
    Nationality: English
    Gender: Female
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    Godgifu

    11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend
    Godgifu
    Overview: Lady Godiva (died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches ...
    Date of death: 1066
    Nationality: English
    Occupation: Socialite
    Gender: Female
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    Virginia Dare

    First child born in the Americas to English parents
    Virginia Dare
    Overview: Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587, in Roanoke Colony, date of death unknown) was the first English child born in a New World English colony.
    Date of birth: 18 August 1587
    Age: 437
    Nationality: American
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    Hengist and Horsa

    Legendary brothers said to have led the invasion of Britain in 5th century
    Hengist and Horsa
    Overview: Hengist and Horsa are legendary brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century. Tradition lists Hengist as the first of the Jutish kings of Kent ...
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    Tom Hickathrift

    Legendary figure of East Anglian folklore
    Tom Hickathrift
    Overview: Tom Hickathrift (or sometimes Jack Hickathrift) is a legendary figure of East Anglian English folklore — a character similar to Jack the Giant Killer. He famously battled a giant, and is sometimes ...
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