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1. We were introduced to Robin Hood by Errol Flynn, Richard Greene, Kevin Costner and now Russell Crowe et al., as the outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest and was loyal to Richard, Coeur de Lion (ruled 1199-1203). However, the earliest mention of an outlaw Robyn Hode came via a surviving ballad, "A Gest of Robyn Hode". In whose Royal service is this Robyn placed?
2. Ballads, plays and chroniclers have cited a variety of towns, real and imaginary, that may have been the home of Robin Hood. In which English town and county is Robyn Hood sometimes believed to have lived, based on ballads and tales from the early 14th century?
3. Depending upon whose history one reads, Robin Hood went from being a humble Yeoman to the outlawed Earl of Huntingdon, a character in two plays by William Munday, written at the end of the 16th century. Against whom did the Earl rebel, thus becoming an outlaw?
4. There are many conflicting references to Robin Hood, in both songs and stories, that began in the middle ages. Many ballads refer to "Robin Hood Games" or plays that introduce Friar Tuck and Maid Marion. These "Games" became connected with which events of English life?
5. What novel had the greatest influence in directing 19th-century British and US popular interest towards the middle ages? This work introduced the characters of Robin of Locksley, as opposed to Robin from Loxley, and his 'Merry Men'.
6. There are several villains who add color to the story of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. Two of these were the detested Sheriff of Nottingham, and his assistant Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Is there any evidence that these two were real people, as depicted in the Robin Hood legends?
7. Robin Hood, or Robin of Locksley, is shown as the noble and loyal friend of Richard I. Richard the Lionhearted must have had a good publicity agent, because he is perceived as being a 'noble crusader and a man of God'. Many believed him to be a great English King, who loved his country and people. Of his ten-year reign, how much time did he actually spend in England?
8. There is further confusion about the name Robin Hood, which in many cases was used by criminals as an alias. Beyond the fictional character, there is the idea that he was also mythical. 'The Green Man' image, with foliage growing out of his mouth, is seen still on many pub signs today. In the middle ages, who or what was the name Robin sometimes used to represent?
9. The most villainous villain of them all, in the Robin Hood stories, is King John. Despite Richard being a dreadful king, John was somehow never forgiven for usurping his throne. He had acquired an early reputation for treachery, conspiring at different times against his father and brothers. Known as John Lackland, because he had no inheritance, in 1185 he was made ruler of which lands?
10. So we are back to Russell Crowe and the Ridley Scott version of Robin Hood. Is he the valiant and loyal friend of Richard? The decrier of the unruly and traitorous King John? Friend of the Barons and instrumental in the writing of the Magna Carta? Witness to John's final degradation? We shall see. By the way, which of these things did the historical King John lose?
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