Robin Hood

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Robin Hood myth and legend, fact or fiction. It's up to you whether you want to believe in the romanticism and stories.

We may have read the story as a child, seen the TV series and of course, throughout the ages, watched all those Hollywood blockbusters movies.

What is generally known is that the legend of RH comes from numerous/various characters and stories throughout the ages, derived from different areas of the UK. Also from the 13th/14th century, the 15th/16th century and possibly later. All adapted to suit the fantasy of different generations.

Amongst the latter is the well known fact, that RH was of Nottingham legend, living in Sherwood forest, clashing with the Sheriff of Nottingham and occasional visiting the city and its castle.

Spurred on and inspired by a recent visit to Robin Hood's well (A1 near Doncaster) I now have my reservations about the Nottingham legend and it's claim.

For me he was far from the latter and we have not only been lied to, over the years, but I'm sorry people from Nottingham, he is not yours.

He derives from Barnsdale forest and the surrounding areas of Skelbrooke, Pontefract, Doncaster and Wakefield. Yes he was a Yorkshire man, he and his band of merry men. He was a Yeoman trained at Pontefract castle, along with Little John. After a misdemeanor with the crown, he became an outlaw, meeting little John, who was also a trained Yeoman and a tolls-man. There was no such person as the Sheriff of Nottingham, all crown accounts I believe we're Pontefract castle and not Nottingham castle. He married Marion at Campsall village church near Doncaster and Marion was not related to royalty. In fact this marriage in Campsall is where Fryar Tuck came into the story. He made sure that everybody had a right knees up by having there fair share of mead along with a bit of singing and dancing. As believed RH did not die at Kirklees abbey near Brighouse/Huddersfield. That grave structure is apparently from around the 18th/19th century.

So you have my view and you may have yours, which is a little different. Fact or fiction, myth and legend I truly believe that Robin of Hode was a true Yorkshireman?

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Below see some important resources, if you want to know more and can spare the time:

Story of Robin Hood
https://youtu.be/JU6Vc22yIWU

Gest of Robyn Hode Song
https://youtu.be/o_FiUMJZvak

Fact or Fiction- Sir Tony Robinson
https://youtu.be/2yQ38lu-M3w

Robin Hood's Well
https://www.irhb.org/wiki/index.php/Robin_Hood%27s_Well_(Barnsdale)

Little John's Well
https://m.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=28441

Gest of Robyn Hode- Old English
https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch117.htm

Gest of Robyn Hode modern language translation can be found through an Internet search.
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No matter what age I am I learn something new every day. Very informative Mick, thanks for the history lesson.

I wonder how much of our history is as inaccurate as the tale of Robin Hood.                                                                                                                                                                             
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Thanks Sandi. Hope you liked it 👍

Apologies JP for destroying your world 🤭🤭                                                                                                                                                                             
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Steven McKay Wolfs Head books are a good bit of fiction about Robin Hood and he gives some good background info about Robin Hood at the back of his books                                                                                                                                                                             
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Steven McKay Wolfs Head books are a good bit of fiction about Robin Hood and he gives some good background info about Robin Hood at the back of his books...


Will take a look into that Ragnar 👍                                                                                                                                                                             
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He did wear tights though                                                                                                                                                                             
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His real name was richard green lol.
                                                                                                                                                                             
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Just a bunch of puffs running round in tights, these days known as footballers.                                                                                                                                                                             
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So did my dad, when he was a LDLD long distance lorry driver aka trucker
Lol he felt the cold, no heated cabs in those days.

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So did my dad, when he was a LDLD long distance lorry driver aka trucker
Lol he felt the cold, no heated cabs in those days.
I bet he didn't pounce about in them 😂
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Probably not, he was ex Army. Lol                                                                                                                                                                             
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"Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the Glen...."

Hmm, maybe he was Scottish ?                                                                                                                                                                             
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Ooops!
There was me thinking his girlfriends name was Trudy Glen...... :-)                                                                                                                                                                             
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Lol at VS and Wraith's comments.
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Finest interpretation of Robin Hood are the songs by the late and sorely missed Fred Wedlock,bar none..:)>                                                                                                                                                                             
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Na hes still alive runs our local pub robbing git                                                                                                                                                                             
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I keep telling you that place you go to with those blokes running about in womens tights is not a pub!                                                                                                                                                                             
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omg and i thought those men running around in tights were robin hoods men fgs been had again
                                                                                                                                                                             


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