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May 5, 2010 · While most contemporary scholars have failed to turn up solid clues, medieval chroniclers took for granted that a historical Robin Hood lived and breathed during the 12th or 13th century.
The earliest known legal records mentioning a person called Robin Hood (Robert Hod) are from 1226, found in the York Assizes, when that person's goods, worth 32 shillings and 6 pence, were confiscated and he became an outlaw.
Feb 17, 2011 · By Dr Mike Ibeji. Last updated 2011-02-17. What is the historical fact behind the legend of Robin Hood? Did this potent outlaw folk hero really harass Guy of Gisborne and live in Sherwood...
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 ...
Feb 5, 2019 · HISTORY MAGAZINE. Who was the real Robin Hood? Just as Robin Hood eludes the Sheriff of Nottingham, pinning down the folk hero's exact origins challenges scholars. English painter Edmund...
Many accounts offer the same account of Robin Hood’s death. In old age, he went with Little John to Kirklees Priory near Huddersfield. However, an old enemy or Robin, Sir Roger de Doncaster, persuaded the prioress to kill Robin. She did this by slowly bleeding Robin to death.
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Some believe ‘Robin Hood’ was a generic name for an outlaw in the Middle Ages, and there’s evidence to back this theory up. As far back as the 1260s, the names ‘Robehod’ , ‘Robinhood’ and ‘Robbehod’ appear on the rolls of justices from Berkshire to York, lending credence to the idea that it was a common term in the 13th century.
