Robin hood true or false

[johnno]

Was there ever a robin hood, was he an outlaw, was he really from nottinghamshire ?

[bernardo]

According to the Ch4 programme today by Tony Robinson, there were various real-life people who were called Robin Hood or similar names, but the legendary figure and the stories around him are so mangled by hundreds of years of tradition and story-telling that it would not be realistic to ascribe the title of "the real" Robin Hood to any one person. e.g. Robert Hoode from Wakefield who became an outlaw in c. 1322 and died in c. 1346 - he went to Lancashire and became one of the rebels against Yorkshire - which was controlled at the time by the Sherriff of Nottingham (as a second job, apparently). There were various other outlaws from Yorkshire and the Midlands in the 13th Century who may have contributed to the legend, and the question is complicated by the fact that "Robin Hood" in those days was already being used as a generic nickname or pseudonym for any outlaw. So, yes there was a real Robin Hood, but there is nothing specific to link any of the real ones with Nottingham particularly.

[starman700]

also he may have been based on Hereward the wake an 11th century saxon patriot,Englands own william wallace type of guy would be good to see a film made about hereward methinks

[squiz]

Just last week BBC Radio Four devoted a whole program to the Robin Hood mythos. Try this link to listen again to it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inou
rtime_20031030.shtml

[jingles]

I have actually visited Robin Hoods grave, it's located in a deep woodland, and according to the epitaph by all accounts and purposes it's the Robin Hood we know, merry men and all. although some rogues called 'Paddy' and 'Mick' (how stereotypically irish is that) have defaced the headstone by writing their names all over it. Thats one way to disembelish the memory of an icon.

[Vivabina]

Robin Hood's grave is in the grounds of a private house on the Brighouse/Huddersfield border. He probably had a different name, but he did exist.

[barbaragreen]

For the true story of robin hoods grave see www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk and http://groups.msn.com/bossybisho[ps andnaughtynuns barbara green Yorkshire Robin Hood Society

[barbaragreen]

www.robinhoodyorkshire.co.uk http://groups.msn.com/bossybishopsand naughtynuns

[Canib]

Transcript from an early robbery: bandit: Hande over thy monies! victim: You dirty robbing hood! bandit: Not bad! Mind if I use that?

[istrum]

Let's not forget theyears on TV Richard Green played the notorous criminal who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor.

[the cunt.]

please how many types of robin hood myths and is the prince of thevies a good true part of history

[PsychicQuest]

The Yorkshire Robin Hood Society hopes to clarify the Yorkshire legend of Robin Hood through its Society newsletter, although other aspects of the legend are equally acceptable. We need more members to keep posting articles to us etc even if you don't decide to join us, all articles will be greatly appreciated and copyright will be acknowledged. The Society produces four newsletters a year and it only costs �10:00 to join plus you get a copy of Barbara Green's book Secrets Of The Grave which gives the true account of Barbara's ongoing battle to save Robin Hood's Grave from rack and ruin and to open it to the general public so that all may benefit from its splendour. For further details please email me at [email protected] and i will send you the relevant information. Thanks for your time. Catherine Fearnley Secretary for David Farrant Regional Secretary for The British Psychic and Occult Society/The Highgate Vampire Society/The Yorkshire Robin Hood Society

[barbara gree]

Sorry,there's a n missing! Tony Robinson came to look at Robin Hoods Grave but unfortunately did not contact the Yorkshire Robin Hood Society who have researched the Grave for twenty years. Of late, people have suddenly taken an interest in Robin Hood of Yorkshire, which the YRHS knew about in the 1980s but no one wanted to know and Robin's grave was kept shrouded in secrecy--now the media have picked up on it, as though it is something new. TR did not know about the paranormal rumours connected with the bizarre death of Robin, or local legend associated with the outlaw in Brighouse, two miles from the grave.The story of Robin's death is often completely misunderstood, espcailly in connection with the date of his death and the prioress involved. Also, Robin's house in Wakefield would not have been on the bus station site, as he said, but closer to the Bull ring, where there are some shops. Barbara Green

[dec765]

the modern pronunciation of "Robin Hood" is "Tony Blair" He is differentiated by robbing from the poor to give to the rich stealth taxes; speed taxes & screwing pensions etc

[the doors]

thank you all for your replys re robin hood . we live in a sleepy vilage called notton which is on chevet lane where dick turpin .and is outlaw mates lived one was found drunk in the tree houses pub took to york and hung .its the place where the battle of wakefield was .so i know my history well . back the robin hood who was born in chevet woods married ann at sandall church parish records exist . so when i was a lad thir was a tramp living in the woods and told us the story of the hood later in life i did some reserch i found his story to be true about the woods man  , then the big one he showed me is grave stone . i lay claim to it i have the head stone of the hood . i am not trying to gauze a fuss but not a living soul in the world can doubt me wrong  so do as i did do a bit of reserch your first port of call is wakefield familey history allegations and bonds type that in next he mail me for a photo of the grave stone ,thank you stephenselby@hotmail .com the legand live on  

[the doors]

thank you for your mail i dont want to ghange history its nice for for industury etc my familey my surname goes back to the dawn of time back to selby its self i have the blood of kings in my history my genes go to the present day royal familey  that should answer your question

[2NINTOKYO]

I think the story of Robin Hood was England's take on the life of Willam Walace.  Wallace was an outlaw, he lived in the forest and he had a band of merry or maybe not so marry men. One of his closest men was a huge Scot named John (did they call him Little John?)  There is little doubt that the Scots held up English tax collectors. Steeling from the rich, as one might say. The problem is, how do you make a folk hero out of the pure guy with his head rotting on&nbs p;London Bridge like that.  Then there is the issue of the arms and legs you just mailed all across the country.  Doesn't make for fairytale endings does it?  No, not at all.  So, you stir a bunch of fact and fiction together, as mentioned in Bernardo's answer. Until, presto, you got yourself a socially acceptable English folk story with a Hollywood ending.   

I hope the Yorkshire Robin Hood Society doesn't hunt me down!  I really do like England you know.