Robin Hood

Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero, an outlaw who, in modern versions of the legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor. Although most noted for his material egalitarianism, in the stories he also pursues other types of equality and justice. However, as mentioned below, Robin Hood was not quite so generous in the original medieval legends. In the end, since most events in the various Robin Hood stories are fictional, arguments over the "real" or "true" Robin Hood are unlikely to reach any conclusion. Even if Robin Hood or a similar person did indeed exist, finding concrete evidence about his life is highly improbable.

External links

• Graham Kirkby's site with the emphasis on Loxley, South Yorkshire
• Allen Wright's extensive site: Robin Hood, Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood
• Also extensive, The Robin Hood Project at the University of Rochester
• The Search for a Real Robin Hood
• Some historical corrective to loose mythmaking about Robin Hood, from The Textbook Letter Sept-Oct 1998.
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• Rocket Robin Hood fan-page
• The Straight Dope: Was there really a Robin Hood?
• New Adventures of Robin Hood - TV series Fan page
• Robin of Sherwood - TV series fan page