Was Robin Hood a hero?
And a good man overall? 🧐
shareIt's unlikely he was a real person. Historians have their doubts.
If it's true that there was someone who "robbed from the rich to give to the poor " I would consider that admirable, especially when there have been many examples throughout history of the rich gaining their wealth through exploitation of those less fortunate.
I am in a position that I always thought he was a fictional character.
But even so, to those who know him, was he always a good, noble man etc?
I think he originated in the book Ivanhoe.
shareNo, Robin Hood stories far older than "Ivanhoe", which BTW is a fun book by 19th century standards. Apparently the legend of Robin Hood, the decent bandit who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, has been around since the Medieval Era, if not longer. The legend probably originated as a peasant's fantasy, the dream of being a badass outlaw who answered to none... but still a good guy.
It's possible that "Ivanhoe" was what permanently tied the old legends to the era of King Richard I and Prince John, but I'm no expert.
Part fictional part real life there was someone who lived in a wood in a place called Newmillerdam in Wakefield West Yorkshire, which is about 45 miles from Sherwood Forest and his name was Robert Hode
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