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Jack o' Legs
In folklore, Jack O'Legs is a giant from Hertfordshire, England. Jack is said to have been an archer who like Robin Hood robbed the rich to give to the poor. His supposed grave is in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Weston.
==Legend==
According to local legend, Jack lived in a cave in a wood at Weston near the mediaeval town of Baldock,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History of Baldock: The Knights Templar )〕 When one year there was a poor harvest, the Baldock bakers raised the price of flour, so Jack ambushed the bakers and gave the flour to his friends in Weston. In revenge, the bakers caught and blinded him. They gave him a final wish. Jack asked to be pointed in the direction of Weston, so he could shoot an arrow with his bow. Where the arrow landed, he wished to be buried. The bakers gave him his huge bow which nobody else could pull. He shot his arrow three miles, into the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Weston, which is where he was buried.
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