A contemporary of Simon de Montfort who led a band of outlaws in Sherwood and was hunted by the Sheriff of Nottingham.
While early ballads placed him in the 14th century during the reign of "King Edward," later history moved him back to the 12th-century reign of to heighten the drama of his conflict with Prince John. The Culture: An Outlaw for Every Age Robin Hood : myth, history and culture
Several historical candidates have been proposed as the "seed" of the legend: A contemporary of Simon de Montfort who led
Writers "gentrified" him into a disgraced nobleman, the Earl of Huntingdon , to make him more palatable to high-society audiences. the Earl of Huntingdon