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The author offers a new twist for the readers consideration and his thought-provoking findings have uncovered some persuasive and plausible evidence that ensure the suggestions cannot be easily dismissed. In addition to its intriguing new insights the book also provides a substantial amount of informative background on the traditional Robin Hood legend which makes it a useful, value for money reference work to have on your bookshelf. --Bob White Chairman, World Wide Robin Hood Society
Prepare for the most fascinating read you will get in ages --Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in early English literature and the genesis of the Robin Hood legends --Evelyn Lord, Medieval History Journal
Prepare for the most fascinating read you will get in ages --Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in early English literature and the genesis of the Robin Hood legends --Evelyn Lord, Medieval History Journal
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The legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, is a figure who has in equal measure attracted and baffled historians for decades. With the first mention of him coming in Old English ballads, it was long assumed that it was almost impossible that he ever existed at all, and that he firmly belonged in the realm of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner and even Mel Brooks movies. Only a few historians have dared to venture that Robin of Sherwood was, in fact, a living and breathing human being. Historian John Paul Davis, while undertaking research on the Knights Templar, has uncovered new evidence on the folk hero that suggests that his ties to that order were much closer than previously supposed. Sticking closely to historical sources as well as the ballads, Davis has produced a new portrait of this intriguing figure with colourful and unique insights into the era that he lived in, reckoned by Davis to be at least a hundred years closer to our own than previously supposed. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Robin Hood: The UnknownTemplar will be of keen interest to anyone who has been even merely charmed by his legend; potentially explosive reading for those with their own theories of who Robin Hood really was...
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A fascinating study of the legend of Robin Hood and who the man truly was
17 Jan 2010
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All folk lore has basis in reality, but who was the real Robin Hood? "Robin Hood: the Unknown Templar" looks at the possible reality that paints Robin Hood as a member of the Knights Templar, the famous religious order of knights in the middle ages. But how did he become known as the freedom loving outlaw of the Crusades period? "Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar" is a fascinating study of the legend of Robin Hood and who the man truly was.
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