Robin Hood: A Hero Or Hero?

Robin Hood, one of history’s most popular fictional characters, continues to entertain and inspire people of all ages. Hood’s hawk-eyed archery and fierce swordplay make him popular with kids, and his social conscience endears him to old. With tales as early as the twelve hundreds, Robin Hood’s adventures have undoubtedly left their mark on history. Hood’s highly noted reputation of “robbing the rich to give to the poor” is remembered as fondly as his outlandish, green attire. Although a timeless tale with countless heroic deeds not all favor Robin Hood’s actions. Some view him as a roguish miscreant, a person rebelling against the law for his own selfish gains. Therefore, one question remains, does Robin Hood’s legacy portray him as an outlaw or hero? Robin Hood’s stardom soared in New England during the late thirteen hundreds, noticeably around the aftermath of an epidemic outbreak of bubonic plague, better known as the Black Death. The Black Death resulted in nobles undertaking drastic measures to secure the wealth. For example,
The morally correct argue that Robin Hood’s actions are not heroic. Stealing remains a crime no matter the cause or how the money is disrupted. In actuality, Robin Hood does not “steal from the rich to give to the poor’ until the nineteenth century. In the early hundreds outlaws are vicious killers and thieves. This cruelty is an inescapable part of the criminal, medieval life. One of the earliest surviving ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode portrays Hood as a man who squanders his pardon by King Edward. Robin Hood works in his court for fifteen months only to go broke and return to outlawing. Also, Robin Hood is a distinguished character of wealth himself. During the medieval time period, only the wealthy can afford to wear the Lincoln Green Robin Hood adorned. The authorities and wealthy see Robin Hood as a menace, his roguish ways only disrupt their lavish