2. Introduction
Heroic outlaw found in English folklore since the
Middle Ages
Skilled archer and swordsman
"Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"
3. Main Characters
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
4. Robin Hood and Maid Marian’s wedding is
stopped by Prince John.
He becomes The Prince of Thieves.
Marian flees looking for Robin.
King Richard helps Robin so he can marry
Marian.
Plot
5. Places
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)
6. Hear underneath dis laitl stean
Laz robert earl of Huntingtun
Ne’er arcir ver as hie sa geud
An pipl kauld
im robin heud
Sick [such] utlawz as he an iz men
Vil england nivr si agen
Obiit 24 kal: Dekembris, 1247
Here underneath this little stone
Lies Robert Earl of Huntington
Never archer there as he so good
And people called him Robin Hood
Such outlaws as him and his men
Will England never see again
7. Robin of Loxley
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 the
antiquiarian Roger Dodsworth.
8. References to the legend
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
9. Movies
Walt Disney's Robin Hood
Robin and Marian(1976)
Robin Hood directed by Ridley Scott
Robin Hood the BBC series.
10. Bibliography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx_4C1cyUZA
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123RF Stock Photos,. (2014). Retrieved 1 December 2014, from
http://www.123rf.com/profile_rivansyam
Robinhood.ltd.uk,. (2014). In Popular Culture. Retrieved 1
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