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A real-life nobleman who rebelled against King John and lived as an outlaw.
While early ballads placed him in the 14th century during the reign of "King Edward," later history moved him back to the 12th-century reign of to heighten the drama of his conflict with Prince John. The Culture: An Outlaw for Every Age Robin Hood : myth, history and culture
A fugitive from Yorkshire whose property was seized by the Sheriff. A real-life nobleman who rebelled against King John
The "steal from the rich and give to the poor" mantra wasn't even part of his earliest stories; instead, he was simply a champion of the common folk who stood against corrupt authority. Over centuries, the legend softened: The "steal from the rich and give to
Writers "gentrified" him into a disgraced nobleman, the Earl of Huntingdon , to make him more palatable to high-society audiences.
Several historical candidates have been proposed as the "seed" of the legend:
The "original" Robin Hood would be nearly unrecognizable today. In the earliest 15th-century ballads like Robin Hood and the Monk , he was a rough-edged "yeoman"—a commoner, not a lord—who was often violent and quick-tempered.