Today I will talk to you about Robin
Hood, who stole from the rich to give to the poor
Robin Hood is considered a heroic outlaw. He is found in English folklore from the middle ages. He was a thief with a big heart and lived hidden in
Sherwood Forest and Barnsdale with his group of thieves. He as a clever poacher, and with his many fellow
defenders of the poor and oppressed, he robbed the rich to give to the poor. At that time king and his people made money from taxes.
This character appeared for the first time in the fourteenth century. His character has continued to inspire literary works as well as numerous adaptations for film
and television.
The character of Robin Hood is
mentioned for the first
time in a story dating from 1377 titled Peter the Industrious (Piers Plowman).
According to the dictionary a myth is a traditional story,
concerning the early history of people or explaining a natural or social
phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Then a hero
in mythology and folklore, a person of superhuman qualifies who is admired for
his courage or extraordinary achievements. In the modern world, a hero has lost
its ancient meaning. It now means someone who is courageous. Heroes are «
heroic », they have «heroims». They help in saving people or society from
people, villains or natural disasters, like superman or batman
