[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nick.

The English Robin Hood is first mentioned by name in the official documents for Yorkshire of 1230, where he is described as Robertus Hood fugitivis who has failed to appear in court.

AFAI've ever read, the only evidence for an actual Robin Hood / Locksley are some gravestones, and those were only name matches with the famous story.

Still, an interesting twist. Next week, Merlin the Magician will be shown to have lived in Nottingham Forest -- so there! ;') No ping, just into the catalog with this varlet of a topic.

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[Berosus]

Well, I heard once that the longbow is a Welsh invention.

The idea that the story of Robin Hood is twisted version of an eleventh-century Welsh rebel's story sounds far-fetched to me, but it could be worse. At least Pravda didn't come up with a claim that he was Russian. Remember when they did that with King Arthur?

At any rate, it sounds like Bran's adventures were exciting in their own right. Anybody want to make a movie or write a novel about them?

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