when was robin hood alive?

Answer 1

From 1261 onwards the name 'Robinhood' or 'Robehod' occurs in the rolls of several English justices, where it is applied as a form of shorthand to any fugitive or outlaw. There are at least eight instances of this in the late thirteenth century . This would suggest that the Hood-figure was already well-known by the 1260s, his name already that of an archetypal criminal.

Answer 2

The popular stories usually put him at the time of Richard the Lionheart, mostly when Richard was away fighting the Crusades, and his brother Price John (Lackland) was effectively running the country.

However, there's no actual evidence that the character is based on any real person. In his earliest appearances he seems to have been more an archetypal figure representing the May - May Day celebrations all over the country involved mummers plays and local traditions featuring the characters of Robin Hood and Little John, who would fight each other - sometimes also Will Scarlett, Friar Tuck, etc, but mostly Robin and John. The fight seems to have been some kind of ritual/symbolic thing. Interestingly, the French equivalent involved a character that seems to have been the forerunner of Maid Marion, and it was through these May Day events that the character of Maid Marion became linked to Robin Hood.

The romantically minded are always finding historical figures that they think Robin could have been based on. There are a lot of medieval outlaw / freedom-fighter types from that time - though the extent to which their rebellions were based on ethical principles is open to debate - but sadly there's no real reason to think that Robin originated as anything other than a May-time archetype.

Answer 3

A better question would be "was Robin Hood even a real person?". I believe the name has been used several times down the years, and his existance is by no means certain. I stand to be corrected though. If you believe all the King John & King Richard bits of the tale, then that places him alive circa the year 1200.

Answer 4

Robin Hood was said to have lived in the 12 hundreds theres mentions of him as early as1260 he was said to be the Earl of Huntington at this time its known that Nottigham forest reached as far as S Yorkshire and this is where Robin and his Merry Men robbed the rich to give to the poor Although theres no concrete proof that he did exist stories this wide spread that go back so far are usually based on some fact but it`s probably been distorted a lot in time I like to think its true its a lovely legend of one person standing up for the poor downtrodden people of those times theres stacks of stuff about in on the Internet if your interested

Answer 5

The question of which Robin Hood is the more interesting question. Do you mean Robin of Sherwood or Robert of Lockley, or Robyn of Wakefield. It is believed that the latter is the actual Robin Hood as the Forest of Sherwood was huge and was over many miles from West Yorkshire to Derbyshire at least.

Answer 6

Robin Hood is actually a folk hero, so that means as far as history can prove, he was never alive. It was actually a common name for criminals that appeared in ledgers as early as the mid to late thirteenth century.

Answer 7

he is always alive. he is now known as the Government tax department.
Robin Hood is a fictional character.

Answer 8

Robin Hood was the best friend of King Arthur, they both loved Guinevere, but she ran off with Lancelot.

Answer 9

If he actually existed then the story says it was When Richard 1st (1189-1199) was at the crusades and John (1199 -1216) was regent. In fact unlike the story Richard only spent 6 months in England and could not even speak English. Also although John was technically regent Richard did not trust him and the administration of the country was in the hands of Hubert Walter the Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 10

Find the reign of Richard the Lionhearted who left a prince named John in charge when he was off fighting the Crusades. Or better yet, find when the author of the book lived, because there may never had been a real Robin, Earl of Locksley, in the real time period.