Question

Answer the questions to the Robin Hood Ballads:
1. When did Robin Hood live?
2. Who were robber-barons?
3. Why were people declared outlaws?
4. What was proclaimed during the reign of
Henry II?
5. How did hunting laws favour the Normans?
6. What was the punishment for the Saxons who
broke hunting laws?

7. What family did Robin Hood come
from?
8. When did Robin Hood’s family refuse
to pay contribution?
9. Why was Robin Hood such a skillful
archer?
10. What did sheriff of Nottingham
mean to do when he came to arrest
Robin?
11. What was the name of his love and
his merry men?
12. Why did Saxons never betray Robin
Hood?

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. The historical timeframe of Robin Hood is uncertain, but he is commonly associated with the late 12th century during the reign of Richard the Lionheart.

2. Robber-barons were powerful and often oppressive landowners or nobles who exploited the common people, contributing to the social injustices that Robin Hood opposed.

3. People were declared outlaws for various reasons, including defying unjust laws or being unable to pay oppressive taxes, leading to a life outside the legal protection of the society.

4. During the reign of Henry II, the Assize of Clarendon in 1166 proclaimed stricter laws against robbery and initiated measures to enforce justice.

5. Hunting laws favored the Normans because they restricted hunting rights to the nobility, excluding the Saxons from hunting on royal lands.

6. The punishment for Saxons who broke hunting laws could be severe, including mutilation or death.

7. Robin Hood's family background varies in different ballads, but he is sometimes portrayed as a dispossessed noble or yeoman.

8. Robin Hood's family refused to pay contributions during the reign of Richard the Lionheart when the monarch was absent from England.

9. Robin Hood's skillful archery was attributed to his dedication to mastering the longbow and his experiences in the forest.

10. The sheriff of Nottingham intended to arrest Robin Hood for defying the law and opposing the unjust actions of the authorities.

11. Robin Hood's love interest is often depicted as Maid Marian, and his band of followers is known as his merry men.

12. Saxons never betrayed Robin Hood due to his reputation for fighting against the oppression of the Normans and his commitment to helping the Saxon common folk.