Laura Millán Villalón

Sergio Sánchez Linares

EPD 13

Heroic outlaw found in English folklore since theMiddle Ages

Skilled archer and swordsman

"Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"

Introduction

Robin Hood (Robin of Loxley or Locksley) The band of “Merry men“:

Little John Friar Tuck Will Scarlet Alan-a-Dale Much the Miller´s Son

Maid Marian King Richard the Lionheart Prince John Sir Guy of Gisbourne The Sheriff of Notthingham

Main Characters

Robin Hood and Maid Marian’s wedding isstopped by Prince John.

He becomes The Prince of Thieves.

Marian flees looking for Robin.

King Richard helps Robin so he can marryMarian.

Plot

Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire)

Robin Wood’s Well near the Newstead Abbey

The Church of St. Mary (Edwinstowe)

The Major Oak (Edwinstowe)

The Kirklees Priory (West Yorkshire)

Places

Hear underneath dis laitl steanLaz robert earl of HuntingtunNe’er arcir ver as hie sa geudAn pipl kauld im robin heud

Sick [such] utlawz as he an iz menVil england nivr si agen

Obiit 24 kal: Dekembris, 1247

Here underneath this little stoneLies Robert Earl of Huntington

Never archer there as he so goodAnd people called him Robin HoodSuch outlaws as him and his men

Will England never see again

The legend of Robin Hood is based on a historical

figure. However, Robert was a very common name back then.

Robin Hood was identified as "Robert Loxley" by theantiquiarian Roger Dodsworth.

Robin of Loxley

Robin Hood is seen as an Anglo-Saxon fighter

opposing Norman lords in the 19th century.

Appearances:

Ivanhoe

A History of the Conquest of England written by the Normans

First and earliest references: 14th and 15th century

References to the legend

Walt Disney's Robin Hood

Robin and Marian(1976)

Robin Hood directed by Ridley Scott

Robin Hood the BBC series.

Movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx_4C1cyUZA

Encyclopedia Britannica,. (2013). Sherwood Forest (forest, England,United Kingdom). Retrieved 1 December 2014, fromhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/540168/Sherwood-Forest

123RF Stock Photos,. (2014). Retrieved 1 December 2014, fromhttp://www.123rf.com/profile_rivansyam

Robinhood.ltd.uk,. (2014). In Popular Culture. Retrieved 1December 2014, from http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/in-popular-culture

Bibliography

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