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May 14, 2010 · Robin Hood: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt. In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Apr 24, 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. Many of 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 · 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...
Feb 5, 2019 · The first Robins. In 19th-century England numerous scholars embarked on a search for Robin Hood after the publication of Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe in 1820.Set in 1194, Scott’s novel takes ...
Feb 17, 2011 · The Robin Hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of King John. Two other key outlaws, Fulk fitzWarin and Eustace the Monk, were historical figures...
Feb 8, 2022 · A popular legendary figure since at least the 14th century, Robin Hood is commonly believed to have been a master of tricks and disguise, not to mention an accomplished archer and singlestick fighter. Although details of his life are vague, stories about ‘the merry outlaw’ have long been recounted, added to and adapted through the generations.
Apr 12, 2019 · Our main source is the lengthy poem The Gest of Robin Hood, compiled sometime after 1450. This was a period of national crisis for England: the loss of Normandy and the Hundred Years War ...
