The Assassination Of Robin Hood In The Thirteenth Century
In the Thirteenth Century, England was ruled by Kings. One famous king was King Richard. The people admired their king, as he was honest and trustworthy. King Richard’s desire was to fight in the Crusades. He left his brother John in charge of his kingdom. There were many great forests; the most popular was Sherwood Forest. John being an ambitious hunter went there to hunt the king’s deer. The forest also camouflages a gang of brass men, called outlaws.
The year 1377 is the earliest reference to Robin Hood, in William Lange’s poem. Robin grew to a Thirteenth Century Superhero by the Sixteenth Century. Robin Hood and his Merry Men, as they became known; lived, hid and hunted In Sherwood Forest. This is why Robin Hood was also called Robin …show more content…
He imposed high taxes on the English population. Robin Hood started an uprising in protest. …show more content…
The more famous Robin Hood became, many other Englishmen join, some say reaching to one hundred men. When one of the gang would witness a rich man or family riding in a carriage coming through the forest, he would blow his horn three times to signal the gang to attack. Robin would take the loot and give it to the poor in the area so they could buy the supplies needed to survive. Robin Hood used a long bow made from a Yew tree. His men would use other weapons, for examples, bow and arrows, broad swords, and sometimes long wooden lance with a sharp point on the end. In the Middle Ages, Thirteenth Century, there were no trials by jury. As an outlaw; Robin or any of the Merry Men could be executed immediately upon their capture. Another reason the Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood is because he finally caught Robin, only to have him escape before he could be executed. Robin Hood even played match maker by breaking up the wedding of a rich old man and the maiden. Allen-A-Dale and the maiden got married that day in the old man’s place. Robin also stole the Sheriffs lover. Maid Marin was in love with Robin but the Sheriff was in love with her. The Sheriff was terribly upset when he received word that Friar Tuck had married Robin and Maid Marian. This action was the fuel to the fire for the Sheriff’s
The year 1377 is the earliest reference to Robin Hood, in William Lange’s poem. Robin grew to a Thirteenth Century Superhero by the Sixteenth Century. Robin Hood and his Merry Men, as they became known; lived, hid and hunted In Sherwood Forest. This is why Robin Hood was also called Robin …show more content…
He imposed high taxes on the English population. Robin Hood started an uprising in protest. …show more content…
The more famous Robin Hood became, many other Englishmen join, some say reaching to one hundred men. When one of the gang would witness a rich man or family riding in a carriage coming through the forest, he would blow his horn three times to signal the gang to attack. Robin would take the loot and give it to the poor in the area so they could buy the supplies needed to survive. Robin Hood used a long bow made from a Yew tree. His men would use other weapons, for examples, bow and arrows, broad swords, and sometimes long wooden lance with a sharp point on the end. In the Middle Ages, Thirteenth Century, there were no trials by jury. As an outlaw; Robin or any of the Merry Men could be executed immediately upon their capture. Another reason the Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood is because he finally caught Robin, only to have him escape before he could be executed. Robin Hood even played match maker by breaking up the wedding of a rich old man and the maiden. Allen-A-Dale and the maiden got married that day in the old man’s place. Robin also stole the Sheriffs lover. Maid Marin was in love with Robin but the Sheriff was in love with her. The Sheriff was terribly upset when he received word that Friar Tuck had married Robin and Maid Marian. This action was the fuel to the fire for the Sheriff’s