Badge of the Month - September 2021 (FINISHED)
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Hello Elsa!
You're funny. Yes, I can think ahead, but I can't -.to go away on a trip That’s the subtle difference. I recently got a video from my sister about the vaccination. I'm glad I didn't and won't do it. A doctor, who is also a pothologist, has reported a lot about it. It's good that I still have a healthy body and can decide for myself!😉
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@Elsa Was he just another pirate and if he was did he steal for himself or did he steal to help the poor? Movies would want you to believe that he helped the poor but we'll never know for sure since he is not here to share with us why he did what he did.
Hi Elsa, just to be clear the point I am making is that Robin Hood wasn't real. Historians can find nothing concrete about Robin Hood. All that historians know about Robin Hood (commonly spelt hode, hoyde) is that it was a name that people gave to all common thieves when they did not know who they were. Bear in mind the first mention of Robin Hood was in the 13th century, but Marian wasn't added to the story until the 16th century.
Please explain to me more about what you mean by ballads.
A ballad in the traditional sense of the word is a narrative folksong. They tell all kinds of stories including history, historical battles, fairy tales, jokes and tales of outlaws and star-crossed lovers.
In many ways ballads were the social media of the day. Minstrel's travelled from village to village telling stories, reciting poems and singing ballads.
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Hi @Alienscar I agree that Robin Hood might not have been real and historians did have trouble trying to find concrete evidence but here is what article had to say.
We may never know for sure whether Robin Hood ever existed outside the verses of ballads and pages of books. And even if we did, fans young and old would still surely flock to England’s Nottinghamshire region for a tour of the legend’s alleged former hangouts, from centuries-old pubs to the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest. What we do know is that the notion of a brave rebel who lives on the outskirts of society, fighting injustice and oppression with his band of companions, has universal appeal—whether he’s played by Erroll Flynn, Russell Crowe or even, as on a 1979 episode of “The Muppet Show,” Kermit the Frog. (Source)
Another article asks:
Was Scottish knight William Wallace of "Braveheart" fame the inspiration behind the legend of Robin Hood?
The article compares William Wallace to the character of Robin Hood and there were similarities but no one can really prove anything. If you want to read the article you can see it here.
My inner child wants to believe that he was a real hero who took from the rich and gave to the poor. It is nice to think that some people out there in the real world love to do things like that, and many do.
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Yes there were many versions of Robin Hood, but these only ever existed in ballads. Also as I mentioned earlier there were many thieves labelled as Robin Hood due to the fact no one knew their names. It is similar to the use of today's 'hoodie', or 'chav'. This use of the catchall name does not mean that a heroic figure existed. It just means that Robin Hood was used as an alias, again similar today's John Doe.
