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      • Robin Hood, legendary outlaw hero of a series of English ballads, some of which date from at least as early as the 14th century. Robin Hood was a rebel, and many of the most striking episodes in the tales about him show him and his companions robbing and killing representatives of authority and giving the gains to the poor.
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    English. Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. [ 1 ]

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    The origins of Robin Hood date back to the late 14th and early 15th century, when he became a titular character of various songs, poems and ballads. The first known reference in English verse to Robin Hood is found in The Vision of Piers Plowman, a Middle English allegorical poem written by William Langland in the latter half of the 14th century. W...

    The earliest versions of the folklore character would be almost unrecognisable when compared to the green-clad, bow-wielding Robin Hood of today. In the early ballads of the 15th century, the character of Robin Hood was certainly rougher-edged than in his later incarnations. In “Robin Hood and the Monk” he was portrayed as quick tempered and violen...

    It was in the 16th century Robin Hood, when the legend really began to take off within England and was absorbed into celebrations of May Day, that Robin Hood lost some of his dangerous edge. Every spring, the English would herald in the new season with a festival that often featured athletic contests as well as electing the kings and queens of May....

    So was Robin Hood a real-life person or was his existence merely the a figment of popular imagination? Well, the historicity of Robin Hood has never been proven and has been debated by historians for centuries. However, there is equally no evidence or scholarly support for the view that tales of Robin Hood simply stemmed from mythology or folklore,...

  3. May 5, 2010 · The subject of ballads, books and films, Robin Hood has proven to be one of popular culture’s most enduring folk heroes. Over the course of 700 years, the outlaw from Nottinghamshire who robs...

  4. Feb 17, 2011 · What is the historical fact behind the legend of Robin Hood? Did this potent outlaw folk hero really harass Guy of Gisborne and live in Sherwood Forest, or was he a mythical creation designed...

  5. Oct 5, 2023 · Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw [1] originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featuring in popular culture, literature and film. According to legend, customarily set in England during the reign of King Richard I ‘the Lionheart’, Hood was a highly skilled archer and swordsman.

  6. Nov 10, 2020 · From Disney and the BBC to numerous films, the Robin Hood legend recounts the timeless narrative of the everyman’s hero. A peerless archer and savior of the poor, Robin is a medieval Spartacus. He is a man wronged, righteous, and driven by a moral code higher than the law.