Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 21 days agoIs it true America has a long history of idolizing outlaws? Can you name some?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down113
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareIs it true America has a long history of idolizing outlaws? Can you name some?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·21 days agoWas Robin Hood a real dude?
minus-squareCronyAkatsuki@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-221 days agoHe is an established folklore character, but it may never be proven whether he was a real person or no.
minus-squareAggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up15·21 days agoTrue. But whether his actions were inspired by real events or purely fictional the character demonstrates the tendency of people to venerate the righteous outlaw.
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·21 days agoWatched a thing on him recently. Sure he was, cause apparently he was from Doncaster, not Nottingham.
Was Robin Hood a real dude?
He is an established folklore character, but it may never be proven whether he was a real person or no.
True. But whether his actions were inspired by real events or purely fictional the character demonstrates the tendency of people to venerate the righteous outlaw.
Watched a thing on him recently. Sure he was, cause apparently he was from Doncaster, not Nottingham.