Who Was Robin Hood?

[Trish]

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Source: livescience.com via trish on Pinterest

The real-life existence of a forest-dwelling altruistic bandit definitely seems more plausible then a legendary king with a magical sword. However, the historical manhunt for the real-life Robin Hood has turned up entire scrolls of possibilities. Candidates include a fugitive in Yorkshire by the name of Robert Hod, who went by Hobbehod as well as a Robert Hood of Wakefield. The list of suspects was also complicated by the name "Robin Hood" eventually becoming synonymous with being an outlaw. His identity would later get murkier as the tales' authors wove more characters such as Prince John and Richard the Lionheart into the story.

[redhand]

Well, if it was on TV then it must be true.

[Marianne Kiendl]

Pfft!  This Robin must be the real one - he has an English accent.

[Trish]

Next we should put our great minds to figuring out who was Jack the Ripper. 

[Marianne Kiendl]

That's a whole other post!

[Dennis Barsten]

Robin Hood SERIOUSLY...?

How about Butch and Sundance...?  They where real...

[Marianne Kiendl]

So, tell us all about them Daddy.

[Dennis Barsten]

Well it started out when those two guys thought it would be easier to rob trains than rustle cattle...

Just ask Paul Newman if you don't believe me...LOL

[Marianne Kiendl]

I thought he was dead?

[P.A.]

Butch Cassidy and Paul Newman are both dead.

[Trish]

Coincidence? I think not!

[Zochitl]

Well you all forgot about the first Robin----Douglas Fairbanks??  He was very hadnsome too.