The Prince of Thieves

"So Robin or Mr. Hood, it must be pretty tough to leave the comoforts of your home to go fight for your king and country in the third crusades, get captured, escape, and when you return home find your father murdered and your lands taken, right?"-Me

"Well it's generally pretty tough to leave fighting for your faith and country and to return home only to have the corrupt people left in charge betray you. I was angry about it at first as you can imagine, but then i decided it was a much smarter idea to get even. They really forced it upon themselves. After they took my lands, titles, and family they eventually made me an outlaw and i had to go on the run, so what else could i do but get even." -Robin

"So tell me after you went on the run, how did you come up with sherwood forrest as a hiding place and what were your plans to get even?"-Me

"Well orginally I was just on the run because i was an outlaw and I decided to go through sherwood forest because it was considered haunted and i didnt think we'd run into much trouble from the sheriffs men. Unfortunately i didnt count on running into Little John and some other outlaws who were running the woods and ordered me to pay a tax to pass. I refused and Little John challenged me to hand to hand combat. I eventually won and they accepted me into their group of outlaws after i told them how the sheriff had wronged me. I quickly realized that because i was a noble i knew all the routes and dates the other nobles would be transporting their silver and goods, so we decided to start robbing their caravans."-Robin

"So is this where the nickname Robin Hood the Prince of Thieves came from, and when did you start giving to the poor?"-Me

"Well after we robbed a few caravans the sheriff realized it was me doing the robbing and put a bounty out on my head. I realized that as starved and poor as the peasants were they would turn me in just for a slice of bread, so we started giving portions of the money we stole to all the peasants in town to make sure they knew who cared about them. We took care of them and helped them out financially and offered a bit of hope and inspiration to them, so the people started calling me the prince of thieves to get under the sherriffs skin. Then eventually songs started being sung about me and my merry men robbing from the rich and giving to the poor as we did."-Robin

"Do you ever see yourself returning to noble life or have you gotten use to life as a wanted man?"-Me

"Well in all honesty i would like for King Richard to eventually return, restore my title and lands and maybe settle down with Maid Marian. Until that day comes though i've grown quite accustomed to living life with no rules and being an outlaw does have its perks. Its nice being a local celebrity, getting to rob bad guys, do good, and i never get tired of camping."-Robin

"There you have Robin Hood, the Prince of Thieves, financial entrenpreneur, philanthropist, and avid camper"-Me