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[[Image:Robin Hood and the Lady.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Robin Hood and the Lady, by Walter Crane]]
[[Image:Robin Hood and the Lady.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Robin Hood and the Lady, by Walter Crane]]
'''Robin Hood''' (otherwise known as Robin of Locksley) was a medieval [[English]] [[folk hero]], who dwelt, and was buried, according to differing accounts, in either the county of [[Yorkshire]] or of [[Nottinghamshire]]. Rivalry between the two counties over the possession Robin is strong, with most modern representations of the legends placing him in Nottinghamshire, but most of the scarce historical evidence supporting Yorkshire's claim. In fact, Sherwood (''Shire Wood'') Forest, Robin's base of operations, at the time stretched unbroken over much of both counties, and the Sheriff of [[Nottingham]] who features prominently in the tales, would also have had authority over the Forest of Barnsdale in South Yorkshire. One legend maintains he is buried at Kirklees, now a highly populated Metropolitan District, having selected his burial place by the shooting of an arrow.
'''Robin Hood''' (otherwise known as Robin of Locksley) was a medieval [[English]] [[folk hero]], who dwelt, and was buried, according to differing accounts, in either the county of [[Yorkshire]] or of [[Nottinghamshire]]. Rivalry between the two counties over the possession Robin is strong, with most modern representations of the legends placing him in Nottinghamshire, but most of the scarce historical evidence supporting Yorkshire's claim. In fact, Sherwood (''Shire Wood'') Forest, Robin's base of operations, at the time stretched unbroken over much of both counties, and the Sheriff of [[Nottingham]] who features prominently in the tales, would also have had authority over the Forest of Barnsdale in South Yorkshire. One legend maintains he is buried at Kirklees, now a highly populated Metropolitan District, having selected his burial place by the shooting of an arrow.
Historians are divided in their opinion as to whether he actually existed or not, or if so, in which century, though he is first mentioned in the thirteenth century <ref>http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhlitbib.htm</ref>. It is likely that the legends are based around the actions of more than one mediaeval outlaw which would explain why it is difficult to assign Robin to one specific era. Dates given range from the time of King John in the twelfth century, to that of [[King Edward II]] in the fourteenth.
Historians are divided in their opinion as to whether he actually existed or not, or if so, in which century, though he is first mentioned in the thirteenth century <ref>http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhlitbib.htm</ref>. It is likely that the legends are based around the actions of more than one mediaeval outlaw which would explain why it is difficult to assign Robin to one specific era. Dates given range from the time of King John in the twelfth century, to that of [[King Edward II]] in the fourteenth.