Excavation nourishes doubts about the Robin Hood legend

Castle ruins. The narration by Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest near Nottingham. Discovered at a Sheffield family castle keep researchers, however, for the real home of the avenger of the poor. In Nottingham we now fears a failure of Robin Hood tourist.

Have had if true, what archaeologists believe the Sheffield University, then Robin Hood have a very long way to work - too long for the 11th time Century. According to legend, he was on the Sherwood Forest near Nottingham city of rich and relieved her of valuables, which he then distributed among the poor.

Legendary hero Robin Hood (with bow and arrow): "Reduce monument in front of the castle?"
An old family castle now discovered, the scientists for the home of the nation's heroes hold, but 90 miles from Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood for that distance would have required two days' ride. This is much too far, say the researchers from Sheffield, the legend could therefore hardly reflect reality.

The castle ruins of the small castle in the village were discovered, scientists Bolsterstone on the outskirts of Sheffield, as reported by British media. Steve Moxon, a member team of archaeologists, is sure that the recently excavated foundations are the remains of the seat of that noble family, the Robin Hood came from. Right here and not in Nottingham, where thousands of tourists to pursue his footsteps, to the legendary archer lived.

Moxon and his colleagues believe that a gentleman named Waltheof was the first owner of the castle in Bolsterstone, his character Earl of Huntingdon. Historians reported about him, he was one of the bravest fighters against the Norman conquerors.

Waltheof had two rebellion fomented against the Normans. After the second, he was executed in 1076 aged just 30 years. The Earl is said to have left behind a grieving widow and next to a son named Robert Fitzwalter, an outstanding archer, who later would become known as Robin Hood.

"Of course, Robin Hood, especially a character out of mythology," admitted Moxon. "But now once Waltheof was the inspiration for the ballad about the death of the man named Hood and the later in the 15th century prose that build upon." The ruins of Bolsterstone are in any event "of enormous historical significance."

The city fathers of Nottingham follow the excavation at Sheffield with a certain uneasiness. "Does that mean we should now dismantle the Robin Hood statue in front of the castle?" Said a lady in the Nottingham City Council. It would examine the matter and develop an informed opinion.

Nottingham is about a lot of money - money that could run the Robin Hood tourists will have two days' ride away from Nottingham in the area of ​​Sheffield.