Guy's Equine Symbolism
There is some evidence that Guy originally had an independent literary tradition which became absorbed into the Robin Hood corpus of legends. Indeed, the tale of Guy's death may contain elements of pre-Christian myth. Guy oddly wears a complete or substantially complete horse's skin with the top, tail and mane included so he may stand in for a horse deity. Germanic people considered horses sacred and a white stallion appears to this day on the official flag and coat of arms of Lower Saxony.
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