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Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. [1] .
A Story of Robin Hood. by James Baldwin. In the rude days of King Richard and King John there were many great woods in England. The most famous of these was Sherwood forest, where the king often went to hunt deer. In this forest there lived a band of daring men called out-laws.
May 17, 2024 · 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.
May 5, 2010 · In 14th-century England, where agrarian discontent had begun to chip away at the feudal system, he appears as an anti-establishment rebel who murders government agents and wealthy landowners.
In one of the earliest written tales of Robin Hood, Scotichronicon, there is a story of how Robin refused to flee from the sheriff’s men because he was attending mass in the forest. However, he was still able to defeat the Sheriff’s men – an apparent reward for his piety.
Feb 8, 2022 · The idea of Robin as an impoverished earl first appeared in Richard Grafton’s Chronicle at Large (1569), and was expanded on in Anthony Minday’s plays (1598-9) and Martin Parker’s ballad, A True Tale of Robin Hood (1632).
Introduction. One of the romantic heroes of the Middle Ages was the outlaw Robin Hood of England. Whether he was a living man or only a legend is uncertain. Old ballads relate that Robin Hood and his followers roamed the green depths of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham, in the center of England.
