Who Was Robin Hood—Outlaw, Hero, or Myth? | Ep18

Step into the tangled green heart of English folklore, where justice wears a hood and the law is just another trap for the unwary. This episode unpacks the legend of Robin Hood—not the sanitized hero of children’s books, but the restless, shape-shifting outlaw who haunted Sherwood’s shadows and made the powerful lose sleep. Was he a fallen noble or a clever yeoman? A real man or a mask worn by a dozen rebels and wishful dreams? We’ll trace Robin’s journey from bloody ballads and May Day games to Hollywood swashbucklers and sly tricksters. Meet the merry (and not always merry) band, the enemies who defined him, and the code that turned thievery into a manifesto. In the end, Robin Hood isn’t just a story—it’s a rebellion that refuses to die, a myth for anyone who’s ever wanted to tilt the world back toward justice, even for a moment.

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