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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] In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having ...
- anonymous balladeers
- English
- 13th/14th century AD
Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist? There are several versions of the Robin Hood story. The Hollywood one is that of an incredibly handsome man – Errol Flynn – clothed in garments of Lincoln green, fighting for the rights of the oppressed and outwitting ...
Sep 21, 2021 · However, while there are undoubtedly similarities between Godberd and Robin Hood's well-known adventures, but there is no evidence to suggest that he was ever known as Robin Hood. Was Robin Hood a mythological figure?
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...
While some historians claim Robin Hood is based on an actual historical person, most remain skeptical. Verifiable hard facts haven't been uncovered, so claims are based solely on peripheral data and interpretations of the earliest known surviving works that allude to him.
- Jessika Toothman
Dec 28, 2014 · Despite these theories, others have claimed that Robin Hood was indeed a real historical figure. Indeed, the early ballads linked Robin Hood with identifiable real places, such as Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. The biggest problem with this claim, however, is the fact that Robin Hood is a rather common name in medieval England.
Nov 10, 2020 · Was Robin Hood Real? Robin Hood, according to historians J.C. Holt and most recently, David Crook, could have been rooted in reality. Perhaps a historical figure from Yorkshire in an age contemporary with the Magna Carta. Place names associated with Robin Hood dot that landscape.
