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To: Turret Gunner A20

Wouldn’t the monk have referred to him as, “Robin of Loxley”?


11 posted on 03/14/2009 12:03:04 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Deb
Wouldn’t the monk have referred to him as, “Robin of Loxley”?

"Loxley" is a later (16th Century) addition.

Earliest references are to "Robyn Hode", "Robyn Hude", "Robyn Hood". And possibly one Robert Hod, described as a fugitive, who is mentioned in the York assizes record of 1226.

20 posted on 03/14/2009 7:01:30 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy ( As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. - D)
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