![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And others say he's one of the "Fair Folk" or the "Little People", the magical inhabitants of Britain.īut surely Robin's strongest allegiance is to his band of Merry Men - Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Much the Miller's Son, Alan a Dale and above all Maid Marian, his true love. But in some versions, he is the "son" of the pagan forest god Herne the Hunter. In many stories, Robin is devoted to the Virgin Mary. But Robin will fight Richard's corrupt brother, the usurper Prince (and later King) John. Click to read about The King's Disguise and Friendship with Robin Hood. In many modern stories, Robin fights for an England where Norman and Saxon can live together in peace.Īlthough Robin is an outlaw, a thief and a rebel, he is usually a strong supporter of the rightful king, especially when that king is Richard the Lionheart. The Saxons are better known as the English, and for a time they lived under the cruel domination of the Normans, the French-speaking descendants of Vikings. ![]()
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