Robin Hood

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Robin Hood

  • Short Story of the legend of Robin Hood
  • Robin Hood and the legend of Sherwood Forest
  • Robin Hood and Maid Marian
  • The outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men including Friar Tuck, Little John, Much the Miller's son and Alan a Dale
  • The legend of Robin Hood and King Richard the Lionheart and the connection with the real character of Hereward the Wake

Robin Hood

Interesting information about the Legend of Robin Hood a famous
character of the Middle Ages

   
  

Short profile and information about the Legend of Robin Hood
The following information provides information about the life of Robin Hood, a Legendary Medieval character of the Middle Ages. Robin Hood is a fictional figure who may have been loosely based on a real person or persons.

  • Nationality: English
  • Also Known as: Robin of Sherwood,
  • Lifespan: The Life of Robin Hood was set in the era when King Richard the Lionheart went to the crusades leaving his brother John as Regent
  • The theme of Robin Hood is the Normans conquest of the indigenous English population
  • The Legend of Robin Hood bears many similarities to the English hero Hereward the Wake who led a rebellion against William the Conqueror and the Normans
  • Hereward the Wake was seen as an English hero and as a symbol of resistance to oppression. It is therefore not surprising that some of the legends about Hereward the Wake were later incorporated into the legend of Robin Hood
  • Summary of the story and legend of Robin Hood:
    • Robin Hood was a member of the Saxon nobility called Robert of Loxley
    • He fought at the crusades
    • On his return to England his lands had been taken by the Normans
    • Prince John, who ruled in the absence of Richard the Lionheart, was imposing high taxes on the English population
    • England was ruled by the Norman Conquerors
    • His main enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham
    • The Sheriff of Nottingham had the charge of a Norman heiress called Maid Marian
    • Robin Hood objected to the high taxes and was declared an outlaw
    • Robin Hood the legend of Sherwood - He hides from the Normans as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest wearing clothes of Lincoln green
    • Many other oppressed Englishmen joined his band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest
    • The 'Merry Men' led by Robin Hood consist of a variety of colorful characters including Friar Tuck, Much the Miller's son, Alan a Dale and Little John
    • Their motto is "To rob the rich to pay the poor"
    • Robin Hood falls in love with Maid Marian and shows her how badly the Normans treat the Saxon English
    • The legend of Robin Hood describes his adventures. His capture by the Sheriff of Nottingham and his escape
    • Robin Hood and Maid Marian are married in Sherwood Forest by Friar Tuck
    • Robin Hood accosts some knights returning from the crusade. He releases the knights when they tell him they are supporters of King Richard the Lionheart
    • One of the knights is King Richard the Lionheart in disguise
    • Robin Hood and the outlaws are pardoned by King Richard
    • King Richard the Lionheart exiles Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham and rights the wrongs of his fellow Normans

Famous People of the Middle Ages - Robin Hood
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Robin Hood

  • Interesting information about the Legend and myth of this famous character
  • Short Story of the legend of the man who 'took from the rich to give to the poor'
  • The legend of Sherwood Forest, the outlaws, Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham
  • Maid Marian, Little John and Friar Tuck
  • The outlaw 'The man in the Hood' and his band of Merry Men including Friar Tuck, Little John and Alan a Dale

Robin Hood

Life and Legend of Robin Hood - Sherwood Forset - Clothes of Lincoln Green - Sheriff of Nottingham - King Richard the Lionheart - Prince John - Maid Merrian - Famous person in the Middle Ages - Interesting Information and story of  his band of Merry Men including Friar Tuck, Little John and Alan a Dale - Maid Marian - Sherwood Forset - Clothes of Lincoln Green - Sheriff of Nottingham - King Richard the Lionheart - Prince John - Maid Merrian - the Legend and Myth Written By Linda Alchin