Robin Hood

The story of Robin Hood is so well known that it scarcely needs to be reviewed. At the time of Richard the Lionheart a minor noble of Nottinghamshire, one Robin of Loxley, was outlawed for poaching deer. Now at that time a deer in a royal forest belonged to the king, and killing one of the king's deer was therefore treason, and punishable by death.So Robin went to the greenwood of Sherwood Forest, making a living by stealing from rich travellers and distributing the loot among the poor of the area. In the process he gained a group of followers and a spouse, Maid Marian. Despite the evil Sherrifs effort he avoided capture until the return of King Richard from the Crusades brought about a full pardon and the restoration of Robin's lands.

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