ENGLAND - HISTORICAL HEROES

ROBIN HOOD

ROBIN HOOD is a hero from the English Middle Ages. According to the legend, Robin Hood was a thief with a big heart who lived hidden in Sherwood Forest and Barsdale. He was a clever poacher, but he also lived with many fellows, defending the poor and the oppressed ones, he robbed the rich people or tax collectors to give money to the poor.

The English pseudonym Robin Hood literally means "Robin who is wearing a hood" and not "Robin Wood", as we misinterpreted it in French, just because he used to live in the Sherwood forest. It should be noted that hood can also mean "ugly" in English. Robin Hood is an older character of Britain. The first mention of Robehod or Hobehod dates back to 1228 in a court document: a scroll lists a Robin Hood jailed for non payment of a debt or a fine. Most references date from the late thirteenth century: between 1261 and 1300 in England with no less than eight references to a Rabuhod.

Robin Hood is a native of the United Kingdom, his best friend is Friar Tuck but he also has as “Merry Companions” Little John and Will Scarlet. He is in love with Maid Marion and he fights against the evil Prince John and the Nottingham Sherif.

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