In the early fourteenth century by the depths of Sherwood Forest he wandered an outlaw whose exploits made him the main popular hero of his day. His name is now known as Robin Hood. The story of his exploits occupy many volumes But it is true? There was this man really?

Robin was a name that pagans gave generally supernatural beings, and green, which was the dress that distinguished hero, is attributed to traditional forest spirit color.

Also it extended the theory that Robin Hood was simply one of the characters of the ancient ceremonies of May Day, which through the years became a legend first and then an alleged historical figure. However, documentary evidence indicates that between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries a man named Robin Hood lived in Wakefield, York County; he may have been the outlaw of romantic legend. Robin Hood (whose name of baptism was Roberto) was born about 1290; his father Adam Hood was a ranger at the service of John, count of Warenne and lord of the manor of Wakefield.

In 1322, the master of the country of Robin was Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Robin hid in the forest of Barnsdale, which at that time covered about 48 square kilometers and ended up joining the Sherwood Forest, which occupied 40 square kilometers in the county of Nottingham. The forests were crossed by the Great North Road, built by the Romans; this route provided huge profits to the highwaymen. In this region he was born the legend of Robin Hood.

Outlaws answered him calmly that does not bother, because they were about to have dinner, then the bishop of Nereford ordered the guards of his escort who catched to Robin Hood and his men. Barnsdale and Sherwood there are other nobles linked to Robin Hood and his band: the call Central Tree, halfway between Thoresby and Welbeck, says that was the point from which emerged the network of secret paths of Robin Hood, which is It spreads throughout the forest.

But the most famous tree is Greater Roble, in Birkland. Among the stories that have been passed down over the centuries about the bravery of Robin Hood, Robin figure the visit, accompanied by his close friend Little John made Abbey Abbey. Fields where the arrows fell were called since Fencing Fencing Robin Hood and Little John.

Little John, Robin second, received his ironic nickname because of his height. Robin and his men became famous, among other reasons, because they waged a ceaseless activity in a very large territory.

Robin Hood's Bay, a distance of many kilometers off the coast of the county of York, was named so in memory of the outlaw, whose band had numerous boats moored there, which used to fish and, eventually, to escape the authorities. During his travels, Robin visited the church of St. Robin drew his sword and, before being caught, killed 12 soldiers.

But what Robin Hood became a popular hero was its defense of the homeless. One of the most famous stories emerged from the oak of Shetwood, is the legend of Robin Hood's encounter with King Edward II. He tells the king, knowing that the number of actual deer Whetwood appetite diminished due to Robin Hood and his band of outlaws decided to clean up the forest. When they found Robin Hood and his band of any, they demanded money; King gave 40 pounds and said that was all he had.

Robin then took 20 pounds to distribute among his men and returned the other 20 the king. At that time, Robin Eduardo II showed the real seal and communicated to outlaw the king wanted to see in Nottingham; Robin asked his men to kneel before the royal seal and swear allegiance to the king.

The name of Robin Hood appears months later, in 1324, in the records of the house of Eduardo II. There include records of the wages paid to Robin until November of that year. From that date, the name of Robin disappears of official documents to plunge back into the folklore. It is possible that after so long enjoy freedom in the forest, Robin was unable to be of service to anyone, even his king.

The Adventures of Robin Hood in the forests continued until near 1346; It is said to have died in that year, in the monastery of Kirkiees.

The story ends when Robin Hood gets to blow his horn last game, brought by his faithful companion, Little John. Before his death, Robin shot an arrow from the window of his room, into the woods, and asked to be buried in the place where the arrow had fallen. Even today you can see the site that Robin chose as grave. The Robin Hood is a romantic story, which has been kept alive and has been told and re-tell for 600 years.