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  1. 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...

  2. Robin Hood is a 2018 American action-adventure film directed by Otto Bathurst and written by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, from a story by Chandler. It is a quasi-contemporary retelling of the Robin Hood legend, and follows his training by John to steal from the Sheriff of Nottingham.

  3. 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.

  4. History Magazine. History UK. Culture UK. Share article. Robin Hood. Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist and if so, how much of the legend is true? Ben Johnson. 4 min read.

  5. Feb 8, 2022 · Robin Hood. 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 ...

  6. 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...

  7. Apr 12, 2019 · The earliest Robin Hood tales survive from late 15th-century England. Our main source is the lengthy poem The Gest of Robin Hood, compiled sometime after 1450.

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