The Real Robin HoodRobin Hood is a traditional British folk hero who has gained popularity with the people of other nations as well. Although there are many accounts of Robin Hood’s exploits, there is very little evidence to prove he actually existed at all. In all the stories, several facts remain constant. Robin Hood is an alias for a young nobleman named Robin of Loxley. Robin returns from the Crusades to discover his adversary Guy of Gisbourne has confiscated his ancestral lands. Robin fights an epic struggle againstGuy and the Sheriff of Nottingham to return Richard the Lionhearted to the throne of England. To do this, he recruits a band of thieves from Sherwood forest, known as the Merry Men. In Medieval England, "merry" meant "trusty," not "happy." These outlaws who served the people of Nottingham were always dressed in green livery. In the late 1500s, the character of Robin Hood was given a love interest named Marian. Marian aids him in his plots to restore Richard to the throne. Much of Robin's time in the stories is spent saving Maid Marian from kidnap or misfortune.While much of the Robin Hood legend is fiction, scholars have made several educated guesses as to who might have been the real Robin Hood. None has yet proven correct. The earliest mention of the name Robin Hood is from Old English court records which date back to the 13thcentury. In these records, magistrates repeatedly referred to thieves and highwaymen as "robehod" or "hobbehod." Both words mean "thief." Likely, no one will ever know for certain who was the real Robin Hood, or even if there was a real Robin Hood, because the English used the name so frequently as a synonym for an outlaw.
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