Where did Robin Hood live and what time period did he live in?

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Answer 1

England, in times of king Richard I lion hearted. It was in the end of the XII century

Answer 2

Robin Hood WAS a real person, but most likely the many legends are not true. He likely stole from the rich but probably not for the poor. He likely had a gang, and might even have been an outlaw, as there were many in the Middle Ages. Historians have a list of characters he could be, but I think perosnally that he is an amalgamation of many characters. It will probably never be truly known who he actually was, but he was definitely based on real people (person). He definitely lived in either England or Wales, probably during the Middle Ages, but the legend might extend into the Dark Ages. Most legends are based on truth if you look hard enough for it, even though the elaborate stories surrounding them are not.

Answer 3

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Where did Robin Hood live and what time period did he live in?
It would also help if you provided me with more details about him, because I want to know a lot about him!

Answer 4

Historians and researchers have a range of views but generally believe that
Robin Hood was alive around the thirteenth century.
The earliest reference to Robin Hood is in William Langland's poem
"The vision of William concerning Piers Plowman" which was written in 1377.
The poem says:

"I do not know my paternoster perfectly as the priest sings it.
But I know the rhymes of Robin Hood and Randolph, earl of Chester".

Other historical evidence places Robin anywhere between 1190 and 1307.

Clearly, for the Gest of Robin Hood to be compiled by 1400
the stories must have been in circulation well before that date.




Where did Robin live?

No story of Robin Hood is complete without its setting, Sherwood Forest which in
Robin's time covered about 100,000 acres. At the heart of the Greenwood encampment lies
the famous Major Oak, the "council tree" of the outlaw band.

Answer 5

Sherwood forest in southern England. IF he existed, would have been at the time of Richard the Lionhearted, which I think was about AD1300 but not sure. Second or third crusade. Some say he was an impoverished noble, some a pauper, others a noble who opposed king John's reign and was a supporter of King Richard. Which only went so far, since Richard was to busy off walloping infidels and stealing their riches while "spreading the word of God" to be bothered with ruling England at that time.

Answer 6

Robin Hood is a fictional character.

His story is set in Sherwood Forest -- which does exist. It is near Nottingham, England -- which is north of London and south of York.

The time period of the story is during the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted -- when Richard was out of the country fighting the Crusades. Richard returned to England in 1194.

Answer 7

Robin Hood didn't live. It's a story. But he supposedly lived at the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

Robin Hood is an outlaw in archetypal English folk tales, who may be based on a true story. Many accounts of Robin Hood, though not the very earliest, bear a striking similarity to accounts of the life of Fulk FitzWarin, a Norman noble who was disinherited and became an outlaw and an enemy of John of England. In the oldest legends the outlaw's enemy is the sheriff due simply to his profession, but in later versions the sheriff is despotic and gravely abuses his position, appropriating land, levying excessive taxation, and persecuting the poor. In some tales the antagonist is Prince John, based on the historical John of England, who is seen as the unjust usurper of his pious brother Richard the Lionheart. In the oldest versions surviving, Robin Hood is a yeoman, but in some later versions he is described as a nobleman, the earl of Loxley (or Locksley), who was unjustly deprived of his lands. In other stories, he has served in the crusades, returning to England to find his lands pillaged by the dastardly sheriff. In some tales he is the champion of the people, fighting against corrupt officials and the oppressive order that protects them, while in others he is an arrogant and headstrong rebel, who delights in bloodshed, cruelly slaughtering and beheading his victims.

In modern versions of the legend, he is famous for robbing the rich to provide for the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. His band consisted of "seven score" (140) group of fellow outlawed yeomen – called his "Merry Men". Robin Hood and his band's tales are usually associated with the area Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire, though most historians point towards him having been a Yorkshire man. He has been the subject of numerous movies, books, comics and plays.

Answer 8

Myth, set in the reign of Richard the Lion hearted who went to the crusades because being King of England wasn't enough fun. He left his brother John as the regent and he actually made a good king in his brothers stead.

Ref: History of the English Speaking People, by Winston Churchill

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Answer 9

The character (he was not real you know) lived in Sherwood Forest which was near Nottingham in England . The story events took place during Medieval times when Richard the Lionheart was in the fight to regain the throne.

Answer 10

Sherfood forest in Nottingham. About midway up England. Ish.

About 1690 ish. But it had to be somewhere around there.

He's probably a myth though. With maybe some truth in it somewhere. Like Santa and Saint Nicholas. [kindly fellow, gave out gifts]

Answer 11

Robin is probably a fictional character based on Fulk FitzWarin - a norman who became an outlaw and enemy of John of England.