Detailed research into documentary sources offers an exciting new
identification of the "real" Robin Hood. For over a century and a
half scholars have debated whether or not the legend of Robin Hood
was based on an actual outlaw and, if so, when and where he lived.
One view is that he was not a legend as such but a myth: an idea,
rather than a person who could possibly be identified in historical
records and placed in a real historical and geographical context.
Other writers have gone even further, arguing that he is a literary
concoction, with no traceable original, and that seeking to pin him
down to a particular time and location is futile and unnecessary.
This survey begins by tracing the development of the legend, and
contemporary views about it, between the thirteenth and early
twenty-first centuries, taking account both of new interpretative
literature on the subject and fresh discoveries from the author's
own research in the early records of the English royal
administration and common law. It then gives a detailed account of
the places that came to be associated with the legend, and of
evidence illustrating the importance of the outlaw's name in the
development of English surnames. The concluding chapters deal with
the administration of criminal law in medieval England, and the
evidence that points to the possible origins of the legend in the
activities of a notorious Yorkshire criminal, tracked down and
beheaded in the county in 1225.
General
| Imprint: |
The Boydell Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2020 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Authors: |
David Crook
(Contributor)
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
312 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78327-543-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-78327-543-X |
| Barcode: |
9781783275434 |
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