tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364820219691801658.post5787022575722527499..comments2024-03-05T06:37:07.604+00:00Comments on Archaeology and History of Medieval Sherwood Forest: Forest Law OutlawsAndy Gaunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11716472077838765777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364820219691801658.post-86758465573578239032011-12-21T15:07:57.158+00:002011-12-21T15:07:57.158+00:00Thank you Tony, very kind of you. Plenty more to c...Thank you Tony, very kind of you. Plenty more to come!Andy Gaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716472077838765777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364820219691801658.post-29156203849765185322011-12-20T18:22:25.868+00:002011-12-20T18:22:25.868+00:00Very interesting article, after having portrayed R...Very interesting article, after having portrayed Robin Hood in Nottingham for years, it's nice to see that the history of the times is readily available throught sites like this.Tony Rotherham.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02550774930860576585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364820219691801658.post-48982024987336891352011-11-06T18:34:56.967+00:002011-11-06T18:34:56.967+00:00Absolutely- the original Robin Hood was no angel i...Absolutely- the original Robin Hood was no angel in the ballads! - no offence meant!<br /><br />Gangs were merciless- Eustace Folville was a nasty piece of work... interesting to me is the number of Clergy men that were operating in gangs especially in the fourteenth century<br /><br />..see outlaws page:<br />http://sherwoodforesthistory.blogspot.com/p/outlaws-villains.html<br /><br />The age was extremely violent- and being outlawed meant being removed from the normal protections of society- life in outlaw gangs would have required watching each others backs!Andy Gaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716472077838765777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364820219691801658.post-54208479523717946822011-11-06T16:54:38.671+00:002011-11-06T16:54:38.671+00:00Excellent post. I've always thought that, to u...Excellent post. I've always thought that, to understand Robin Hood, one has to get out there on the ground and approach the legend not from the fanciful perspectives of Kings and Crusades, but rather how a well organised Gang operates, profiting from and defending their "patch".robin hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440140156623241550noreply@blogger.com