Medieval History
Scottish hero Sir William Wallace may have been the inspiration behind the legend of Robin Hood, a best-selling crime writer has claimed.
Outlaw Robin Hood is a towering figure in English folklore but historical author Jack Whyte has claimed the origins of the hero may lie in the form of Scottish arch-Anglophobe Wallace. Mr Whyte, 70, said he stumbled across similarities between the two men while working on his book The Forest Laird
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Click here to see a Video Interview with Jack Whyte from Medievalists.net
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Scottish hero Sir William Wallace may have been the inspiration behind the legend of Robin Hood, a best-selling crime writer has claimed.
Outlaw Robin Hood is a towering figure in English folklore but historical author Jack Whyte has claimed the origins of the hero may lie in the form of Scottish arch-Anglophobe Wallace. Mr Whyte, 70, said he stumbled across similarities between the two men while working on his book The Forest Laird
.Click here to read this article from The Daily Express
Click here to see a Video Interview with Jack Whyte from Medievalists.net
- Academic Says William Wallace Was Rebellion 'co-leader'
William Wallace was no more than a "co-leader" in events which sparked a Scottish uprising against Edward I in 1297, a historian has claimed. Professor Dauvit Broun argues that the killing of the Sheriff of Lanark was as much down to a knight called Richard...
- New Robin Hood Book Unravels Fact From Fiction
The legend of Robin Hood began more than 700 years ago. But Professor Sir James Holt, one of the world's leading medieval historians, believes the elusive character from Sherwood Forest ? if he existed at all ? lived even earlier. In a definitive...
- Novelist Reinvents Robin Hood As Medieval Gangster
Robin Hood was a medieval Don Corleone rather than the altruistic renegade aristocrat known to millions around the world, says British novelist Angus Donald. Donald is working on a quintet of Robin Hood novels, the first of which "Outlaw" was published...
- Nottingham Hosts Robin Hood Events And Exhibition
The City of Nottingham has started to cash in on the hype for the upcoming Robin Hood movie by teaming up with Universal Films and director Ridley Scott to create an exhibition at Nottingham Castle and Sherwood Forest. Furthermore, Nottingham City Council...
- Rahman Reviews: Knight, Reading Robin Hood
Sabina Rahman recently reviewed: Stephen Knight, Reading Robin Hood, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2015, for Medievally Speaking:Reading Robin Hood stands as Stephen Knight?s third book devoted to the outlaw hero, preceded by Robin...