Thanks for the correction, Malcolm. In fact, that broadside was not yet available in their catalog when I did the searches for my paper about 6-8 months ago, and the word "reynardine" turned up no matches at all on a search. (The song was called "The Mountains High" or "One Evening on my rambles" in every version then available). So I'll need to do some minor revisions now that that broadside has been indexed and scanned! Still, the fact is that a minuscule minority of the broadsides or oral versions call him 'Reynardine." The standard academic name, established by Malcolm Laws and based on the majority of texts he had, is "Rinordine," and Holloway and Black believe it is all a corruption of "Reynold Ryan!" Therefore to argue that he must be supernatural because of his name is still a stretch.

Lighter: Yes, more evidence on Reynoldyn would be ideal. Unfortunately, there isn't any, except that in two ballads there is a "Reynold" and in one a "Rennet" who are among the merry men. Scant, I know, but it's all we have! And I agree completely about "sly" and "bold." All added by Lloyd! ("Sun and Dark" was Campbell's, if I recall correctly.)