40 Facts About the Real Robin Hood

40 Facts About the Real Robin Hood

Trista - May 8, 2019

40 Facts About the Real Robin Hood
A village built in Sherwood Forest by Robin Hood as portrayed in the Prince of Thieves version. YouTube.

7. Robin Hood Probably Waylaid Travelers and Stole From Them

Any historical Robin Hood was probably more of a bandit than a celebrated hero (at least until legends repainted him as a man of the people who took from the rich and gave to the poor). Bandits were notorious for attacking unsuspecting travelers, sometimes engaging them in a swordfight, which could easily prove deadly, and almost always stealing whatever they had.

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