| − | According to the extant stories Robin Hood was a defrocked knight or other high-ranking person within Nottingham (the first stories state he is a simple highwayman), and wrongfully had his title removed. Operating from within Sherwood Forest, Robin and his band of "Merry Men" - including Little John, Will Scarlet, and Friar Tuck - routinely robbed the traveling rich and gave the stolen money to the poor and destitute. Later stories included his battles with the Sheriff and a powerful knight called Guy of Gisbourne, and are most famously set during the time of [[Richard II]] the Lionheart. | + | According to the extant stories Robin Hood was a defrocked knight or other high-ranking person within Nottingham (the first stories state he is a simple highwayman), and wrongfully had his title removed. Operating from within Sherwood Forest, Robin and his band of "Merry Men" - including Little John, Will Scarlet, and Friar Tuck - routinely robbed the traveling rich and gave the stolen money to the poor and destitute. Later stories included his battles with the Sheriff and a powerful knight called Guy of Gisbourne, and are most famously set during the time of [[Richard I]] the Lionheart. |