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Robin Hood: Fact or Fiction?

Modern Robin Hood

  • reluctant to kill
  • the church provided safety
  • Friar Tuck, Maid of Marian, & Allan A Dale
  • "steal from the rich, give to the poor"
  • wants to help free King Richard

Work Cited

Arguments against Hood's existence

The Original Robin Hood

Comparing

Lathan, Sharon. "Robin Hood ~ Truth or Fiction?" <i>Sharon Lathan, Novelist</i>. N.p., 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Pettinger, Ty. "Inspiring People: Robin Hood Fact or Fiction?" <i>Inspiring People</i>. Biography Online, 5 Mar. 2009. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Wright, Allen W. "Robin Hood -- A Beginner's Guide to Robin Hood." <i>Robin Hood -- A Beginner's Guide to Robin Hood</i>. N.p., 10 Nov. 2002. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

  • disguises himself frequently
  • lover to Maid of Marian
  • dressed in green (camouflage)
  • fight for the common man
  • an outlaw
  • William Scarlet part of Merry Men
  • enemy of Prince John, Guy of Gisborne, and the sheriff of Nottingham
  • great archer
  • was not afraid of killing
  • the church turned him in
  • full of revenge for officials
  • Robin was one of the most common names of men in this period
  • Robin Hood was a term used for any criminal
  • His origin is unclear and history conflicts itself
  • oral story
  • criminals used this identity to have their actual names unknown

"If someone had played such a key role in leading Saxons to revolt over Normans, he would have had greater historical mention."

-Ty Pettinger

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