Robin Hood

Abstract

Robin Hood had clearly now become a serious problem. Previously he had been known for taking from the rich, giving to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. Much of the proceeds of his robberies had also gone towards raising a ransom to free Richard the Lionheart from an Austrian dungeon where he had been imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his return home from the Third Crusade. When Richard returned to England, taking back his rightful place on the throne, all had been well for a number of years. However with Richard restored to the throne, Robin had lost his purpose in life. There was no longer any justification for living as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest or for robbing the rich, and so Robin had grown old and disillusioned. After a while, the carriages carrying the King's tax revenues in the Nottinghamshire area had begun to be attacked again. The raids were well planned and executed and the modus operandi bore a distinct resemblance to the raids carried out by Robin's band in the years when they had been outlaws.

Citation

Bell, R.E. (2000), "Robin Hood", Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 285-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027241