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English. Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. [1]
Feb 17, 2011 · An epitaph recorded by Thomas Gale in 1702 recorded that a grave purporting to be that of Robin Hood lay at Kirklees (where the legend claims he was killed), dated to 1247. On this flimsy...
Oct 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.
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Feb 8, 2022 · Robin Hood and The Merry Men. Robin Hood’s gang of highwaymen (the Merry Men) were said to have carried English longbows and dressed in Lincoln green. In The Knight’s Tale, Chaucer wrote that Robin was most popular in medieval times for robbery and for the killing of landowners – especially Church landowners. Indeed, the ballads clearly ...
The story involves real characters from history like the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham and the cruel Prince John. The story goes that Robin Hood was a talented outlaw archer who robbed from the...
Robin Hood represents the ideal of the common people of England in the later Middle Ages. He stands for liberty and the rights of the people against unjust laws and the tyranny of the nobles. Between 30 and 40 Robin Hood ballads have been preserved. Some date from the 14th century.
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.
