Robin Hood Research Paper

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Along with King Arthur, Robin Hood was the most enduring legend heroes. There are many tales of him but many changes to them and that is what makes him a legend. The first story of him Is that he was a very skilled bowman and very talented swordsman. The second Tale of him is that he steals to the rich but only to give the poor.

Then they later added Maid Marian to serve as his love interest. She was a 16 cent addition to the story. The latest reference is in Langland's Piers Plowman, in it, one of the characters states that he knows the rhymes of robin hood. One of the earliest detailed written books has been dated to about 1400 and a Scottish Books was in existence by 1420. The stories are in the 1190s, with King Richard away on a crusade

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