Historians search for the real events behind the many versions of the stories about Robin Hood and his merry men. Robin was so legendary in his own day that his name became a passed-own alias. The earliest records of both historical ...See moreHistorians search for the real events behind the many versions of the stories about Robin Hood and his merry men. Robin was so legendary in his own day that his name became a passed-own alias. The earliest records of both historical characters and 'ballads' point to two real robbers, in the 13th and 14 century, a Robin and a Robert. Each operated in the sire of a lewd sheriff of Nottingham but also had roots in neighboring York, in each case administered by the same sheriff, with whom each had a personal feud. Specifics about either regain largely speculative. Written by
KGF Vissers
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