“We don't steal from the rich and give to the poor. We steal from the poor because they can't fight back --most of them-- and the rich take from us because they could wipe us out in a day,” (Beagle). Throughout hundreds of years, many legendary stories have come and gone. Many of which are still praised through popular culture. Among those legends, Robin Hood has been one of the most popular folk lore stories. The legend has been passed down over 700 years through many different books, films, songs, and poems. Despite all the variations of this legend, it has mainly been told that an outlaw from Nottinghamshire managed to steal from the rich and give it to the poor. The question remains whether the legend of Robin Hood and his outlaws even real? If so, how did the legend evolved over time?
Robin Hood is known as the legendary outlaw hero/rebel from Nottinghamshire. In many of the exhilarating tales, Robin and his companions roam around Nottinghamshire. They would steal and kill representatives of high authority while giving the gains to the poor. The Sheriff of Nottingham was a local agent of
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When the legend first started gaining popularity, the official opinion on Robin was not very good. In the eyes of the public, he was considered a hero. But according to many historians and other researchers, he was a murderer and a hooligan. He was very much someone that wasn’t trustworthy. Despite the untrustworthy title, John Major discussed how Robin Hood was the most humane of all the robbers, and that he gave his gains to the poor. This is fact may be the greatest myth that people still believe! In the early ballads, there is no mention of how Robin and his gang distributed money among the poor. But because of that myth, people started to have a better opinion of Robin. It is also why people give credit to John Major’s dating of the when Robin Hood