Robin Hood Controversy

This is one of the few remaining literature reference to Robin Hood dating back to around 1400CE. Who is Robin Hood you might ask? Well Robin Hood is a famous legend that has proven to be one of the most influential characters in the world. He had near-religious significance in particular parts in England.There are several variations of the Robin Hood legend as well as many different tales and adventures of the boy but all of them have the same aspect, that he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. But Robin Hood was not alone, he had many companions often referred as Merry Men. One of the famous Merry Men is Little John. My favourite story of Robin Hood is how Little John met Robin Hood.It happened on a bright, sunshiny day in early spring,

This leaves us with basically nothing.Most contemporary historians have failed to uncover any solid evidence but medieval chroniclers believed that an actual Robin Hood existed during the 12th or 13th century. There have been several possible candidates of Robin Hood. A man named Robert Hod was tenant of an archbishop in Henry III’s time meaning the 12th Century. Legal records show him to be an outlaw. In 1852, Victorian scholar Joseph Hunter declared to have found the ‘real’ Robin Hood in the shape of a man named Robert Hood, recorded in the royal household records as a servant of King Edward II. Later, Hunter discovered the same name in the court rolls for Wakefield, which included Barnsdale in South Yorkshire, one of the outlaw’s legendary homes. But was he the same man? The difficult part about the search of Robin Hood is that his name both first and last was common names. You know like John Smith. More over there is the fact the phrase ‘Robinhood’ became a nickname used in court records for a fugitive. We may never know whether Robin Hood ever existed outside the books, ballads or movies. What we do know is that without Robin Hood Medieval might not have been what it is