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Month: March 2017

Five Most Famous Incarnations of the Robin Hood Legend

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Angevin Blog, Medieval BlogPosted March 5, 2017

The Robin Hood legend says that Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest. Robin and his ‘merry men’ robbed the rich and gave to the poor. But, one may doubt that the heroic outlaw and his gang really existed. From the first time he was mentioned, Robin Hood was believed...

Tags: history of england, robin hood, the Robin Hood legend
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