Robin Hood facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Robin Hood
Tales of Robin Hood and his Merry Men character
Woodcut of Robin Hood, from a 17th-century broadside
First appearance	13th/14th century AD
Created by	anonymous balladeers
Portrayed by	Robert Frazer Douglas Fairbanks Errol Flynn Cornel Wilde Jon Hall John Derek Richard Todd Don Taylor Richard Greene Giuliano Gemma Sean Connery Patrick Bergin Kevin Costner Russell Crowe Taron Egerton Cary Elwes Patrick Troughton David Watson Martin Potter Michael Praed Matthew Porretta Jonas Armstrong John Drew, Jr. Arthur Bourchier James Booth M. Pokora Boris Khmelnitsky Tom Riley Jason Connery
Voiced by	Brian Bedford Kazue Ikura Thor Bishopric
Information
Aliases	Robyn Hode Robin of Sherwood Robin of Loxley (Locksley) Robert Fitzooth Robin de Courtenay Sir Robert Hode Robert Huntingdon
Occupation	Variable: yeoman, archer, outlaw Later stories: nobleman
Affiliation	Loyal to Richard the Lionheart
Spouse(s)	Maid Marian (in some stories)
Religion	Christian
Nationality	English

A statue of Robin Hood near the castle in Nottingham

Robin Hood is a folk hero from the Middle Ages. He is a legendary person whom people have told stories about for many years. Robin Hood is one who still remains popular. His story has been featured in books, plays, movies and cartoons as well.

There are many variations of his stories. Usually, Robin Hood is an outlaw who lives in Sherwood Forest near the town of Nottingham, England. His enemies are Prince John (who is temporarily on the throne because his brother, King Richard the Lionheart is away in the Middle East fighting in the Crusades), and the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham, who abuse their powers and take money from the people who need it. Robin Hood uses his archery skills and his wits to steal the money back, and return it to the poor. Accompanying Robin are his faithful followers The Merry Men. They include Little John. Much the Millers son, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck and Alan a Dale.

In the media

There have been many movies about Robin Hood, including "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn. In the 1970s, Disney made a movie where the characters were shown to be animals. Robin and his lover (Marian) are foxes.

Images for kids

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  Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, woodcut print, Thomas Bewick, 1832

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  Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood; the sword he is depicted with was common in the oldest ballads

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  Artist's impression of Robin Hood and Maid Marian

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  King Richard the Lionheart marrying Robin Hood and Maid Marian on a plaque outside Nottingham Castle

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  "Little John and Robin Hood" by Frank Godwin

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  The title page of Howard Pyle's 1883 novel, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

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  The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest

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  Blue Plaque commemorating Wentbridge's Robin Hood connections

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  The site of the Saylis at Wentbridge

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  St Mary Magdalene's church, Campsall, South Yorkshire

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  'Robin Hood's Grave' in the woods near Kirklees Priory in West Yorkshire

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  The new church within the old. After All Saints' Church, Pontefract was damaged during the English Civil War, a new brick chapel was built within its ruins in 1967

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  Elizabethan song of Robin Hood

See also

In Spanish: Robin Hood para niños