Robin Hood and Richard I

While king Richard was off at the Third Crusade, his brother John was substituting as king. After a while, John claimed himself to be king, being the selfish man he was. As you know, Richard was captured on his way back from the Third Crusade. One of his minstrels was walking outside past the cells that held prisoners. His minstrel was singing a song that Richard loved so Richard started singing and his minstrel found him. Then his minstrel stole the keys and helped Richard escape…lucky him.

     Meanwhile, Robin Hood had just been declared an outlaw by King John because he had shot a deer on private land but it ran onto King John’s land so they said Robin Hood was hunting on John’s land. Robin Hood escaped into the woods and found more outlaws who joined his gang. King John still thought Richard was held captive so Richard pretended to be the Black Knight. The Black Knight met Robin Hood, formerly Locksley, and revealed his real identity to him. King Richard then pardoned all of Robin Hood and his gang’s crimes because they were loyal. So for the rest of Robin Hood’s career he opposed King John and got away with it. That is why you commonly hear Robin Hood and Richard the Lionhearted mentioned together.