Did Robin Hood really live in Nottingham? was he born there?

Question

Did he really live in a tree, maybe we will all live in trees if this goverment have their way?

Answer 1

Robin hood was a real person, I live about 500 meters from Robin Hood Chase where it is known locally as "The Chase" which is where he was caught running up hill, daft idiot running up a hill being chased by men on horse back I might add.

It is now a small community shopping centre and has the local council neighbourhood offices as well as a pub and medical centre in place and further up it has houses built next to the chase.

Its not much to look at either.

Answer 2

The oldest references to Robin Hood are not historical records, or even ballads recounting his exploits, but hints and allusions found in various works.
even though clearly fictitious, the tales of Robin do not appear to have stemmed from mythology or folklore. While there are occasional efforts to trace the figure to fairies (such as Puck under the alias "Robin Goodfellow") or other mythological origins, good evidence for this has not been found, and when Robin Hood has been connected to such folklore, it is a later development.[14] While Robin Hood and his men often show improbable skill in archery, swordplay, and disguise, they are no more exaggerated than those characters in other ballads, such as Kinmont Willie, which were based on historical events.[15] The origin of the legend appears to have stemmed from actual outlaws, or from tales of outlaws, such as Hereward the Wake, Eustace the Monk, and Fulk FitzWarin.[16]

There are many Robin Hood tales, featuring both historical and fictitious outlaws. Hereward appears in a ballad much like Robin Hood and the Potter, and as the Hereward ballad is the older, it appears to be the source. The ballad Adam Bell, Clym of the Cloughe and Wyllyam of Cloudeslee runs parallel to Robin Hood and the Monk, but it is not clear whether either one is the source for the other, or whether they merely show that such tales were told of outlaws.[17] Some early Robin Hood stories appear to be unique, such as the story where Robin gives a knight, generally called Richard at the Lee, money to pay off his mortgage to an abbot, but this may merely indicate that no parallels have survived.

Answer 3

According to the tale, yes. But the myth of Robin Hood is actually an enscapsulation of many people who lived over about 250 years in total span.

Answer 4

There are contradictory accounts about Robin Hood. He was just a legend. He is often said to have met King Richard I (Coeur de Leon), but others say he lived in the time of Edward I nearly 200 years later.

Answer 5

I have little doubt that Robin Hood lived and passed into folk law but some if not all of his deeds refer to Herewood the Wake (i have probably spelt it incorrectly) who was a fighter against William the Conqueror in the eleventh century after the Battle of Hastings. In the end he realised that he was on a loser and got a very generous deal. King Williams Knights did not like it and murdered Herewood

Answer 6

He was born in Loxley near Sheffield which is in South Yorkshire but I don't know if it was in another county at the time of Robin Hood. He hid in the Major Oak, I don't think anyone ever implied he actually lived in it. It's quite cramped really, no room for a washing machine and no parking.

Answer 7

The celts and the anglo saxons both had a tradition of naming a new born child `robin` then letting him be `king` for seven years. on his seventh birthday the child would have his throat slit and his blood spread over the arable land to ensure fertility. any robin bird (ie the one with the red breast for americans) would be said to be the spirit of the child complete with blood stained breast, watching over the land and guarding it from danger.

If for some reason the child did not die but in fact was concealed in the forest (by his parents) he would be considered a creature of ill fortune, not to be approached. Thus several bandits have assumed the mantle of robin or robin goodfellow in the past to ensure no nosy peasants follow his band to their hideaway and so betray them. Smugglers made up similar tales of ghosties and goulies to keep prying eyes away from their coves at night.

Answer 8

While I'm not from the UK I believe Robin Hood was fictitious but his story may very well have been based on the exploits of several real people and events.

Answer 9

I think you will find that Robin Hood was a Yorkshireman and is buried in Huddersfield.

Sherwood Forest, his old manor, used to spread from Nottingham to Yorkshire.

Google. Robin Hood - Huddersfield.

Answer 10

....Robin Hood lives in Sherwood Forrest