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     • Although legend has always firmly placed Robin Hood in Nottingham, early tales of the hero actually place him in Barnsdale Forest, just north of Doncaster in West Yorkshire, with the first mention being in the 15th-century ballad, ‘A Gest of Robyn Hode’.
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     Robin Hood: Nottingham or Yorkshire, which was really his home?

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   What do we know about Robin Hood?

   • What do we know? While the collection of literature predominantly ties the outlaw’s activities to Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire’s claims on Robin Hood’s heritage has come under much scrutiny, with Yorkshire making its stake as the true home of the roguish hero and his band of Merry Men.

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   Is Robin Hood a true story?

   • Robin Hood is considered one of the best-known tales of English folklore. In popular culture, the term "Robin Hood" is often used to describe a heroic outlaw or rebel against tyranny. The origins of the legend as well as the historical context have been debated for centuries.

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   Was Robin Hood an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest?

   • 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? 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.

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   Where did Robin Hood come from?

   • The earliest preserved script of a Robin Hood play is the fragmentary Robyn Hod and the Shryff off Notyngham This apparently dates to the 1470s and circumstantial evidence suggests it was probably performed at the household of Sir John Paston. This fragment appears to tell the story of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne.

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   Is Robin Hood a folk hero?

   • 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 from the rich to give to the poor has emerged as one of the most enduring folk heroes in popular culture–and one of the most versatile.

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   Was Robin Hood a North Country Man?

   • One certain fact is that he was a North Country man, with his traditional haunts as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest and a coastal refuge at Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. One well known story about Robin that places him in Whitby, Yorkshire, is about him and Little John having a friendly archery contest.

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   The overall picture from the surviving early ballads and other early references [157] indicate that Robin Hood was based in the Barnsdale area of what is now South Yorkshire, which borders Nottinghamshire.

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   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.

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   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...

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   Mar 13, 2018 · Although legend has always firmly placed Robin Hood in Nottingham, early tales of the hero actually place him in Barnsdale Forest, just north of Doncaster in West Yorkshire, with the first...

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   Historians delving deeper into the Middle Ages have uncovered more than one man called Robin Hood, concluding that Robin Hood was instead an alias, used by different outlaws over an...

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    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...

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    Robin Hood for instance, took place around Sherwood Forest in Nottingham. The story involves real characters from history like the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham and the cruel Prince John.