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You don’t need a diploma in medieval law to understand why a guy shoots an arrow at a greedy tax collector.
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https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/robin-hood-2010-the-nottingham-absurdity/

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¿Sabían que en los registros históricos de la Inglaterra medieval el nombre de Robin Hood no pertenecía a un héroe noble, sino que era un alias genérico que los jueces utilizaban para clasificar a cualquier ladrón común que anduviera prófugo?

La leyenda popular nos ha vendido la imagen de un aristócrata despojado de sus tierras que regresa de las Cruzadas para refugiarse en el bosque de Sherwood, robando a las clases altas para repartir el botín entre las comunidades desfavorecidas. Sin embargo, las crónicas judiciales de los siglos XIII y XIV cuentan una realidad muy diferente en términos burocráticos. En el año 1225, un tribunal de Yorkshire ordenó la confiscación de los bienes de un fugitivo llamado Robert Hod, quien debía dinero a una institución religiosa y huyó de la justicia. Al poco tiempo, los escribas del gobierno local comenzaron a modificar la ortografía en sus archivos, convirtiendo el apelativo de este delincuente en una etiqueta legal estándar para marcar a los fugitivos.

Para el año 1261, los registros financieros de diversas regiones británicas muestran que las autoridades llamaban automáticamente Robin Hood a cualquier asaltante de caminos, sin importar su verdadera identidad o su lugar de procedencia, funcionando de manera muy similar al uso moderno del nombre Juan Pérez en los reportes civiles. Además, los poemas escritos más antiguos, como el texto de Piers Plowman de 1377, describen a este personaje como un hombre rústico y sumamente violento que atacaba de preferencia a clérigos y oficiales del rey. La famosa narrativa del arquero idealista que luchaba contra el príncipe Juan y entregaba monedas de oro a los campesinos no existía en la época feudal, sino que fue una invención de los escritores románticos de la era victoriana, quienes transformaron los reportes de crímenes rurales en un mito de justicia social adaptable a los teatros de la época.

— A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

Alt text via @altbot y @TeLoDescribot

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Bernstein Sees 31% Upside for Robinhood on Chain Fees

Robinhood Chain generated $33 million in fees over 15 days, more than Solana and BNB Chain, and Bernstein kept a $160 target on the stock.

https://pulseofnations.lol/bernstein-sees-31-upside/

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Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood as wicked – it’s a badly timed take on the hero of the poor

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/hobbies-interests/2026/07/01/315605/hugh-jackman-plays-robin-hood-as-wicked-its-a-badly-timed-take-on-the-hero-of-the-poor/

Welcome to Sherwood, Robin Hood

Trees hold history. Yes, there is a kind of story in their rings, but humans also attach stories and history to certain trees.

Robin Hood’s famous major oak tree is such a tree. People visit it in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. It is a massive English oak (Quercus robur) and is widely considered one of the most famous trees in the world.

Now that tree is believed to have died. The Major Oak is said to be 1200 years and weighs a massive 23 tons. More than 900 of the trees in that park are over 600 years old, and the forest is rich in wildlife.

But for the first time in over a millennium, Major Oak in Nottingham’s Sherwood Forest failed to produce leaves this spring, signaling the tree’s demise.

The ancient oak tree would have been around in the 12th century during the High and Late Middle Ages, when Robin Hood is said to have lived.

The death of Sherwood Forest’s legendary tree marks the end of an era, while offering a sober reminder of climate change and important lessons for the future protection of the trees and forests around the world.

The Major Oak is estimated to be between 800 and 1,000 years old. If the folklore of Robin Hood is set during the reign of King Richard I (the late 12th century), the tree would have been a mere sapling or an ordinary, young oak at the time—hardly large enough to hide a band of Merry Men.

The tree is famous for its colossal, hollow trunk. In local folklore, this hollow interior is where Robin Hood and his men allegedly camped out, slept, and hid from the Sheriff of Nottingham.

AS you can see in the photo at the top, because its massive boughs are so heavy, the tree has been supported by an elaborate system of metal props, poles, and cables since the 19th century to keep its giant branches from snapping under their own weight.

The name “Major Oak” doesn’t actually come from a military rank or its sheer size. It was named after Major Rooke, an antiquarian who published a detailed description of the majestic tree back in 1790. Before that, locals simply called it the Queen’s Oak or the Cockpen Tree (because it was once used to hold cockerels for cockfighting).

The Major Oak will remain standing in the forest as a monument for people and wildlife, and saplings from the tree have also been planted across the world.

The Robin Hood we know from movies and books was not a real person. There is no historical evidence of a single, heroic outlaw named Robin Hood who stole from the rich, gave to the poor, and lived in Sherwood Forest with Maid Marian and Friar Tuck during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart.

The character is a composite myth, in some ways like King Arthur. He was likely stitched together over hundreds of years from real-life medieval criminals, shifting folklore, and the creative embellishments of later writers. In 13th-century England, the name “Robin Hood” (or variations like Robehod or Hobbehod) actually became a generic slang term for an outlaw. If a thief fled into the woods, legal clerks would sometimes just write “Robin Hood” in the court records as a placeholder name—much like we use “John Doe” today.

Der aktuelle Vorfall bei der Online-Handelsplattform Robinhood zeigt eindrücklich, wie Systeme durch kleine Schwachstellen für Phishing-Angriffe ausgenutzt werden können. Warum der Angriff so überzeugend war und was man daraus lernen kann, erfährst du in unserem Beitrag. 👇

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https://teufelswerk.net/robinhood-so-werden-echte-sicherheitsmails-zur-phishing-falle/

Fun Fact: Alan Hale Sr. is the only actor to appear in “Robin Hood” (1922), “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) AND “The Rogues of Sherwood Forest” (1950) all in the same role as Little John.
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