Arthur & Robin

Matter of the Greenwood Event

William son of Robert le Fevre is renamed 'William Robehod'

Summary
A clerk substitutes the name. Evidence that Robin Hood already meant 'outlaw' by 1262 - so the legend predates the record, and the record is not evidence of a man.
Date
1261-62

Worldviews

The Ballad Outlaw

Provenance

Confidence
HIGH