The earliest known ballads featuring him are from the 15th century. He became a popular folk figure in the Late Middle Ages. His partisanship of the common people and his hostility to the Sheriff of Nottingham are early recorded features of the legend, but his interest in the rightfulness of the king is not, and neither is his setting in the reign of Richard I. The Sheriff is often depicted as assisting Prince John in usurping the rightful but absent King Richard, to whom Robin Hood remains loyal. These include his lover, Maid Marian his band of outlaws, the Merry Men and his chief opponent, the Sheriff of Nottingham. Through retellings, additions, and variations, a body of familiar characters associated with Robin Hood has been created. Traditionally depicted dressed in Lincoln green, he is said to have robbed from the rich and given to the poor. In the oldest known versions, he is instead a member of the yeoman class. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film.
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