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Robin Hood: England
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Gedruckte Versionen von Balladen über Robin Hood erschienen kurz nach der Einführung des Buchdrucks in England im frühen 16. Jahrhundert. In diesen Balladen ist Robin Hood (gelegentlich auch Robyne Hode) ein Freisasse, was zu dieser Zeit gleichbedeutend mit einem unabhängigen Grundbesitzer oder einem Großbauern ist. Erst am Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts wurde er zu einem Edelmann namens Earl of Huntington, Robert von Locksley oder, nochmals später, Robert Fitz Ooth oder auch Robert Fitzood.
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The Robin Hood legend has ... been subject to numerous shifts and mutations throughout its history. Robin himself has evolved from an obscure footpad to a national hero of epic proportions, who not only supports the poor by taking from the rich, but heroically defends the throne of England itself from unworthy and venal claimants.
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There is a grave for a “Robin Hood,” in the area of Kirklees Priory at Yorkshire, England. The story of the epitaph is very interesting. In 1665 a drawing of the grave was made and was published in 1786, when the words on the grave marker were no longer completely legible. The grave read "Here lies Roberd Hude, William Goldburgh, Thomas." It is unclear who William Goldburgh and Thomas are.
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