Loxley, England
The earliest Robin Hood ballad in existence is "The Gest of Robin Hood," which I follow in my novel The Robin Hood Chronicles. It is undated, but the evidence is that it was written before 1450. There is a reference to Robin Hood ballads -- the names are not given -- in Langland's Piers Plowman, which was written in 1377, so there must have been some before that date.
A bit of both, Robin Hood's ballads we know to have been around since the Middle Ages.
The earliest sources of the Robin Hood legend are ballads which can be dated before 1450. My novel The Robin Hood Chronicles is based largely on these ballads. The ballads refer to a King Edward who visited Robin in Yorkshire. The only King Edward who was in Yorkshire before 1450 was Edward II, who was in Yorkshire in 1323. Also in Langland's Piers Plowman, written in 1377, there is a reference to Robin Hood ballads. So the answer to your question is that Robin Hood was famous in the 14th century; but of course he has been famous also in every century since then.
Robin Hood is a character of folklore, who may have been based on an actual person . There is much written on Robin Hood, but much of it is contradictory or outright storyteller invention; so it is impossible to say if he actually existed.
Disney's animated film "Robin Hood," released in 1973, was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The screenplay was written by Larry Clemmons, who adapted the story from the traditional Robin Hood legend. The film features anthropomorphic animal characters, with Robin Hood depicted as a fox.
ROBIN JUNE HOOD has written: 'WEAVING A WORLD OF RESPECT'
The earliest Robin Hood ballad in existence is "The Gest of Robin Hood," which I follow in my novel The Robin Hood Chronicles. It is undated, but the evidence is that it was written before 1450. There is a reference to Robin Hood ballads -- the names are not given -- in Langland's Piers Plowman, which was written in 1377, so there must have been some before that date.
William Hall Clawson has written: 'The gest of Robin Hood' -- subject(s): Gest of Robin Hood, Robin Hood (Legendary character) in literature, History and criticism, English Ballads
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A bit of both, Robin Hood's ballads we know to have been around since the Middle Ages.
The story of Robin Hood was written in the late medieval period, around the 15th century, by various anonymous authors.
J. C. Holt has written: 'The assizes of Henry II' 'The northerners' 'Robin Hood' -- subject(s): Robin Hood
Joan Collins has written: 'The railway children' 'Alice in Wonderland' 'Robin Hood' -- subject(s): Robin Hood, Juvenile literature
Frederic Colin Tilney has written: 'Robin Hood and his merry outlaws' -- subject(s): Robin Hood (Legendary character)
The earliest sources of the Robin Hood legend are ballads which can be dated before 1450. My novel The Robin Hood Chronicles is based largely on these ballads. The ballads refer to a King Edward who visited Robin in Yorkshire. The only King Edward who was in Yorkshire before 1450 was Edward II, who was in Yorkshire in 1323. Also in Langland's Piers Plowman, written in 1377, there is a reference to Robin Hood ballads. So the answer to your question is that Robin Hood was famous in the 14th century; but of course he has been famous also in every century since then.
L. Murphy has written: 'Inspection report [on] Robin Hood Primary School' -- subject(s): Robin Hood Primary School (Wakefield, England)
robin hood is the most famous and the best because my brother IS robin hood