Who is Robin Hood? Detailed answer

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Who is Robin Hood?

It is not often that we think of a rogue as a hero, but Robin Hood is an example of this kind. Everyone knows that robbing is bad, and yet they admire Robin Hood. The reason for this attitude is simple: he robbed the rich and gave the loot to the poor. Did Robin Hood really exist? We know that he was the most popular figure in English ballads and lore in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries. He is believed to have lived in the XNUMXth century.

Here is what was reported about him in a chronicle written in Latin in 1521: “During the time of Richard I, a gang of robbers, led by Robin Hood and Little John, hid in the forests, robbing only rich people and killing only those who resisted or attacked them. Robin Hood was accompanied during the attack by up to a hundred well-trained archers, and even 400 people did not risk engaging in battle with them.

All England sings about the deeds of Robin Hood. He never offended women and never took goods from the poor, but on the contrary supplied them with wealth taken from the abbots. "It is clear that such a person captured the imagination of the people of that time, since they valued chivalrous behavior and military prowess, especially archery.

Legends of Robin Hood began to appear one after another. He developed into the greatest archer of all time, the protector of the weak and the poor. There are many speculations about who Robin Hood was. According to one of them, he was one of the last Anglo-Saxons who resisted the Norman Conquest. In addition, it is likely that many stories about him migrated from other legends and myths.

Author: Likum A.

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