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    Posted: 13-Jul-2007 at 09:58

im not trying to be funny here but this is a topic ive recently studied in my history class based on fact or fiction tales

because ive only recently learnt about it

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When I was doing an essay on William Wallace, I came across the theory that Robin Hood is basically a rip-off of him. Other than that, no idea. 
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An English Historian, named Ralph V. Turner, has done some studies on "Robin Hood." Prof. Turner has done extensive work on King John, so if anybody has the answer to that question it would be in one of his books. You could also check in W.L. Warren's book King John there might be an answer there as well. Also take a look at J.C. Holt who wrote a book entitled Robin Hood.

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My own reading of the Robin Hood legend is that it is a myth developed in the 13th century to foster and explain the cementing of the Saxon and Norman peoples into the English, notably through Robin's (Locksley's) swearing of allegiance to Richard.
 
Ironic because Richard wasn't particularly an English king in fact, but legend made his reign the turning point (which actually came later, arguably under Henry III/Edward I.) 
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Most people agree that Robin Hood never even existed. But at the same time, some believe that he is merely based on a famous peasant revolutionary from Wakefield. Which would in turn mean that the story itself originated in Yorkshire, not Nottinghamshire, setting the original story in the 1320s.
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ezycompany, I agreed with Penelope
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Robin Hood gained popularity in the Medieval mind in the 14th century, just after William Tell, which leaves a lot of scholars believing he was just an anglacized version of William Tell.
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Originally posted by Paul

Robin Hood gained popularity in the Medieval mind in the 14th century, just after William Tell, which leaves a lot of scholars believing he was just an anglacized version of William Tell.
 
But Tell did not swear allegiance to the Austrians.
 
It's fundamental to the Hood myth that, although Saxon, he accepts a Norman king. (Though not a Norman tyrant or usurper.)
 
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But all the royal stuff probably came later as properganda by the government to make a radical legend conservative.
 
A villian who robs from the rich and gives to the poor is a menace to the state. One who swears allegiance to a rightful king isn't. None of the ealry legends mention he is anything but a villain and disgree on the period.
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