Robin Hood, legend by different authors

Nobody really knows if Robin Hood really existed. What we do know is that since the XIII century, folk tales and ballads began to appear about him and they have never stopped until our times in which television and cinema have also contributed to make this character known all over the world.

Stories about Robin Hood are a bit different in the details but they all coincide in general. He is supposed to have lived in the times of King Richard "The Lionheart" when he was away fighting in the Crusades and had left his throne to his brother John. The people of England hated Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, because they were bad man and stole their money and their land.

Robin Hood, who was the Earl of Huntingdon, wants to marry Lady Marian but the Sheriff stops the wedding. The Earl and his men fight the Sheriff's soldiers. They escape and hide in the Sherwood Forest, where Robin Hood becomes the prince of thieves. He is a hero for the people, because he steals money from the rich and give it to the poor.

The action and romance of the story are the reasons for the continuous popularity of this legendary hero who helped the weak against greedy rulers.

 

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