The story of Robin Hood is so well known that it scarcely needs to be reviewed, but don't worry, I'll do it anyway. The "facts ", at least one romantic version of them, are these. In the time of Richard the Lionheart a minor noble of Nottinghamshire, one Robin of Loxley, was outlawed for poaching deer. Now at that time the deer in a a royal forest belonged to the king, and killing one of the king's deer was therefore treason, and punishable by death.So Robin took to the greenwood of Sherwood Forest, making a living by stealing from rich travellers and distributing the loot among the poor of the area. In the process he gained a band of followers and a spouse, Maid Marian. Despite the best efforts of the evil Sherrif of Nottingham he avoided capture until the return of King Richard from the Crusades brought about a full pardon and the restoration of Robin's lands. In other versions he dies at the hands of a kinswoman, the abbess of Kirklees Priory. That, in a very small nutshell, is the legend, but is there truth behind it?Well, possibly. Someone, or maybe several someones, named Robin Hood existed at different times. Court records of the York Assizes refer to a "Robert Hod", who was a fugitive in 1226. In the following year the assizes referred to the same man as "Robinhud". By 1300 at least 8 people were called Robinhood, and at least 5 of those were fugitives from the law. In 1266 the Sherrif of Nottingham, William de Grey, was in active conflict with outlaws in Sherwood Forest. It seems most likely that a number of different outlaws built upon the reputation of a fugitive in the forest, and over time, the legend grew.One thing to note about the early legends is that Robin Hood was not an aristocrat, as he was later portrayed, but a simple yeoman driven to a life of crime by the harsh rule of the law of the rich. As such, it is easy to see how his story soon became a favourite folk tale among the poor.BUT WE BELIEVE LEGENDS NEVER DIE. SO MAYBE THERE IS A ROBIN OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I WONDER WHERE!-------- HAHA!
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THE RAVENS CALL. THE CANARY'S SONG. THE SOUND OF THE LEAVES IN THE DEEP WOODS. THE THUMP FROM THE STRING OF MY BOW AND THE TOWNS PEOPLE SONGS OF JOY.
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THE BEAR, THE DEER, AND THE RAVEN. ALSO: ROBIN HOOD. RICHARD THE LION HEART. KING ARTHUR PENDRAGON. MEN OF HONOR, THE KNIGHTS. AND MOST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AND STRUGGLE BUT MAKE THIS LIFE AND WORLD POSSIBLE. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!