Robin Hood : Myth, History And Culture Online

A contemporary of Simon de Montfort who led a band of outlaws in Sherwood and was hunted by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Several historical candidates have been proposed as the "seed" of the legend: Robin Hood : myth, history and culture

The "original" Robin Hood would be nearly unrecognizable today. In the earliest 15th-century ballads like Robin Hood and the Monk , he was a rough-edged "yeoman"—a commoner, not a lord—who was often violent and quick-tempered. A contemporary of Simon de Montfort who led