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Sure. I don't know about Falkirk, but I would have loved to have seen it, or maybe not. A bit too close for comfort. Good writing though. You seem a bit of an expert?

Yes, you are right, archery practice became compulsory on Sundays by order of Edward I. I nearly included sword and quarterstaff among Robin's skills but was pushed for time. Point being, according to the ballads, Robin took part in archery contests against the best and won. I don't know if the average villager was up to that.

It was only the children of noblemen who were taught archery and both Richard Grafton printer to Henry VIII and John Leyland the father of English local history confirm his noble status. Regarding Robin's stepfather, there was Sir Thomas de Sheffield who was born and died in Wadsley (Loxley is to Wadsley as Carlton is to Nottingham). He married an heiress to the Huntingdon earldom and died in as I say in Wadsley in 1348 when Robin was young, I guess about age twelve. Thanks.

Thank you for the input Margie (is that O.K.) it is always nice to have feedback. Robin would have been born around the same time as John Gisbourne, it fits with other events, Gisbourne was born in 1336. The early date appears to be a misunderstanding perpetuated for ever and a day by John Major who was living in France at the time and he may have meant King John of France, which fits perfectly. Barbara A. Buxton writes, “The legal and royal records for the reigns of Richard I and King John are quite adequate to detail Robin’s offences, but they do not. Neither is the name of the

I think the stories and films are what made him so popular to our generation, but of course without knowing who he was the films and books, of necessity have to be fiction, and of course the reality is going to be different. I wasn't aware there were two differing accounts, you seem to have spotted something I haven't, I wonder what it is?

You are very kind. This is what you want. https://robinhood-loxley.weebly.com/robin-hood-in-history.html

The best link of all those is this one. http://robinhood-loxley.weebly.com

The problem the council has with Robin Hood, is if it turns out that Robin Hood is a myth, and they claim he came from Nottingham, then they are going to look a bunch of real Charlie's, so perhaps it is best not to be too hard on them.

Thank you, my memories stop when I was a child unfortunatly due to my fathers work. Are the two lions still there outside the councill offices?

You can't say things like that in Nottingham, you'll get shot!

Hi another newbie here. Just to say I hope your friend Phil didn't mind drinking with Sheriff Peveril. :-)