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The modern version of Robin Hood centers around Robin of Locksley, the Earl of Huntingdon. Robin went on a Crusade with the great heroic King Richard the Lionheart. However, he returned to England only to find King John had seized the throne of his brother Richard the lawful monarch.
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Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.
- Walter Scott
- 1820
Jun 5, 2020 · An anonymous manuscript from 1600 places Locksley as Robin Hood’s town of birth. This probably was based on the village of Locksley in Yorkshire, but later writers changed it to the village of Locksley in Nottinghamshire.
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] .
Recorded in Harbury in 1203. Hitherto, the only mention of Loxley (Locksley) had been in Yorkshire. William Stukeley, in his Paleographia Britanica, in 1746, claimed that a Robert Fitz Othe was the historical Robin Hood and that the Fitz Othes were the lords of Kime in Lincolnshire.
The tale of Sir Robin of Locksley who seeks revenge against Prince John as he plots to seize the throne of King Richard the Lionhearted. King Richard is a prisoner of the Austrians who demand a ransom for his return which Prince John refuses to pay and instead decides to declare himself king.
Mar 5, 2024 · robert fitzodo de loxley, the original prototype of "robin hood" By scholarly consensus, the original literary allusion to 'Robin Hood' is found in "Piers Plowman", written in the 1370's, allegedly by one 'William Langland'.
