Meet Robin Hood, the Legendary Rebel of English Myth

Robin Hood is perhaps the most recognisable figure in English folklore, darting through legend in Sherwood Forest.
Yet discussions in the past tried to claim Robin as an ancient god, recast as a literary outlaw, or as one of the Good Folk, whether a local sprite or Robin Goodfellow himself. How did these writers draw the conclusion that Robin Hood was anything other than a leading character in a series of medieval ballads?
Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
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[@wickedels]

These episodes are endlessly fascinating!

[@FuntomInTheFuture]

Absolutely here for the riff on Margaret Murray. 😂

[@FabulousFolklore]

It's almost too easy!

[@declanmurphy417]

enjoyed very much Icy always loved robin hood as a kid robin hood robin hood riding through the glen robin hood robin hood with his band of men feared by the rich loved by the poor robin hood robin hood robin hood

[@FabulousFolklore]

I've been to Sherwood Forest. It's pretty cool!

[@johnrobinson3905]

I grew up in the East Midlands, so Robin Hood is kind of in the DNA of the landscape. He's an admittedly questionable figure, given that I believe his association with Nottingham is a later construct, and that RH had more to do with Yorkshire in the Medieval ballads he's celebrated in. The irony is that there's hardly anything left of Sherwood Forest these days, so a modern outlaw would have to settle for a cheap B&B. The surrounding villages are very pretty, though, and I can't think about Mr Hood without a twinge of pride.