After the lecture i did some research on Robin Hood to find out that a new book suggests that he stole from the rich and LENT to the poor. Interesting eh? this tarnishes his so called hero status if you ask me. He literally was like a loan shark.
A new book that studies the earliest records of the legend point to a story of a knight who needed 400 pounds to repay a debt to an Abbot. Robin offered to give it to him so long as he paid it back over the year. Robin then actually stole the money from the Abbot due to his greed and decided not to take the Knights repayments (as he had already stolen the money he was owed).
This really interests me especially due to the fact that Robin Hood was an outlaw, he stole... but for some reason because he is doing it for a reason we believe to be good then a bad act becomes acceptable. It is strange how bad things can become good when we think the circumstance allows it, this in a way means that anything we consider 'bad' is always good in the right situation...
To see a link to the article click HERE
To see the new trailer for the 'Badass' Robin Hood click HERE
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