ROBIN HOOD
Name: Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a figure in archetypal English folk tales, whose story originates
from medieval times. In popular culture he is painted as a man known for robbing
the rich to provide for the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. His
band consists of "seven score" group of fellow outlawed yeomen called his "Merry
Men". He has been the subject of numerous movies, television series, books,
comics and plays.
In popular culture Robin Hood and his band's tales are usually associated with
the area Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire, though most historians point
towards him being a Yorkshireman. Historically his birthplace is
said to be Loxley in South Yorkshire, while his grave is claimed to be at
Kirklees Priory in West Yorkshire.
In the oldest legends the outlaw's enemy is the sheriff due simply to his
profession, but in later versions the sheriff is despotic and gravely abuses
his position, appropriating land, levying excessive taxation, and persecuting
the poor. In some tales the antagonist is Prince John, based on the historical
John of England, who is seen as the unjust usurper of his pious brother Richard
the Lionheart. In the oldest versions surviving, Robin Hood is a yeoman, but in
some later versions he is described as a nobleman and Lord of the Manor of
Loxley (or Locksley), usually designated Robin of Loxley, who was unjustly
deprived of his lands.
In other stories, he has served in the crusades, returning to England to find
his lands pillaged by the dastardly sheriff. In some tales he is the champion of
the people, fighting against corrupt officials and the oppressive order that
protects them, while in others he is an arrogant and headstrong rebel, who
delights in bloodshed, cruelly slaughtering and beheading his victims.
Despite the fact that most historians and experts link Hood to real life places
that still exist today, a subsection argue that his tales (although not the very
earliest) have some similarities to other outlaws such as Hereward the Wake,
Eustace the Monk and Fulk FitzWarin. The latter of whom was a Norman noble
who was disinherited and became an outlaw and an enemy of John of England.
Name: Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a figure in archetypal English folk tales, whose story originates
from medieval times. In popular culture he is painted as a man known for robbing
the rich to provide for the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. His
band consists of "seven score" group of fellow outlawed yeomen called his "Merry
Men". He has been the subject of numerous movies, television series, books,
comics and plays.
In popular culture Robin Hood and his band's tales are usually associated with
the area Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire, though most historians point
towards him being a Yorkshireman. Historically his birthplace is
said to be Loxley in South Yorkshire, while his grave is claimed to be at
Kirklees Priory in West Yorkshire.
In the oldest legends the outlaw's enemy is the sheriff due simply to his
profession, but in later versions the sheriff is despotic and gravely abuses
his position, appropriating land, levying excessive taxation, and persecuting
the poor. In some tales the antagonist is Prince John, based on the historical
John of England, who is seen as the unjust usurper of his pious brother Richard
the Lionheart. In the oldest versions surviving, Robin Hood is a yeoman, but in
some later versions he is described as a nobleman and Lord of the Manor of
Loxley (or Locksley), usually designated Robin of Loxley, who was unjustly
deprived of his lands.
In other stories, he has served in the crusades, returning to England to find
his lands pillaged by the dastardly sheriff. In some tales he is the champion of
the people, fighting against corrupt officials and the oppressive order that
protects them, while in others he is an arrogant and headstrong rebel, who
delights in bloodshed, cruelly slaughtering and beheading his victims.
Despite the fact that most historians and experts link Hood to real life places
that still exist today, a subsection argue that his tales (although not the very
earliest) have some similarities to other outlaws such as Hereward the Wake,
Eustace the Monk and Fulk FitzWarin. The latter of whom was a Norman noble
who was disinherited and became an outlaw and an enemy of John of England.