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Robin Hood is a legendary English outlaw whose story first appeared in ballads from at least the 14th century. In these early tales he is simply an outlaw and skilled archer living outside the law, not necessarily a noble hero who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Over time, writers added characters like Maid Marian and Friar Tuck and transformed him into a symbol of justice and resistance to corrupt authority. Many historians believe the name “Robin Hood” likely referred to several medieval outlaws rather than one historical person, and there is no definitive evidence he ever existed as depicted in popular culture. The familiar image of him as a heroic social bandit fighting the Sheriff of Nottingham was shaped centuries after the first ballads