Stories about Robin Hood date back to fourteenth century England. Robin Hood was a legendary hero
who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor and who protected the weak against the strong. Under the harsh
rule of King John, people had to pay high taxes, and they suffered injustice. They were looking for a popular
champion and found him in Robin Hood.
There are many version of the legend of Robin Hood. The romantic version is that Robin Hood was a noble
who became an outlaw because he killed one of the king’s deer. This act was against the law and was punishable