Why Is Robin Hood Outlaw

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Robin Hood is an outlaw who seeks adventure and lives life to the fullest. Even though we all

have made mistakes in our life because of our sinful nature, I would not consider Robin Hood a

true follower of Christ for many reasons. One of the reasons being that he has killed two people

before the age of twenty-five.As stated in Leviticus, “Whoever takes a human’s life shall surely

be put to death” (English Standard Version, Leviticus. 24. 17). In the Bible God really shows that

He is against killing. I am aware that both times Robin killed were situations of kill or be killed,

but I still believe that he could have dealt with both of the situations better. I think that he could

have escaped the first person he killed without killing him. Robin …show more content…

1440) happily accepted Robin’s existence, and his wide appeal led

to brief mentions in various texts. Scholars have long searched for the origin of Robin Hood, for

an identifiable, historical outlaw in the Sherwood or Barnsdale area. The opening quote from

Langland’s Piers Plowman (c. 1377) is Robin’s first appearance in a text, be it literary or

historical, and it is not a shining reference. Sloth suggests songs of Robin Hood are widely

known in taverns, implying he is a popular figure without a literary pedigree. Clearly, Robin

Hood is of no importance to the aristocracy, but he holds some currency in popular circles.

Sloth’s familiarity with drinking songs about Robin Hood, but utter lack of knowledge of things

spiritual, also reflects the concern of the Church for the souls of people who likely attended mass

grudgingly, but could readily recite popular songs. Later texts similarly present Robin as a

popular figure, and few strictly medieval documents featuring Robin survive”(Chandler, “Robin

Hood: Development of a Popular Hero”). For centuries people have debated whether Robin

Hood is a real person or just a myth and to this day no one really knows if his story is true or

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