Who was Robin Hood?
Legendary Outlaw of Sherwood Forest.
Date and Place of Birth:
1160, Lockesley in either Yorkshire or Nottinghamshire,
England.
Family Background:
Unknown.
Education:
From family members.
Chronology/Biography of Robin Hood:
The first reference to Robin Hood by name appears
in "The Vision of Piers Plowman" written by William Langland
in 1377. Here a drunken priest admonishes himself for knowing the
famous medieval rhymes of Robin Hood better than his prayers.
A Fifteenth Century manuscript held in Lincoln
Cathedral "Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode" was the first ballad
to tell the full Story of Robin and his merry men.
A manuscript in the British Museum places his
birth in the twelfth Century and he must have lived during the reigns
of King Richard the Lionheart and his brother John. The costs of
the Crusades in the Holy Land began to cripple the economy of the
country at this time and brought about political chaos. It is likely
that a figure such as Robin Hood could have taken advantage of such
political upheaval.
Marriage:
To Maid Marion.
Places of Interest:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:
Nottingham Castle.
Tales of Robin Hood Visitor Centre, part of the notorious Nottingham
museum.
Date and Place of Death:
Murdered or died from an exsanguinating haemorrhage.
24th December 1247.
Age at Death:
87!
Site of Grave:
Kirklees Abbey, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.
