England's Greatest Champion: In Defence of Robin Hood The Most Loyal Icon of the Middle-Ages

Sir Robin of Locksley

Someone I follow on Twitter recently posted about the problems facing recent adaptations of the Robin Hood legend. He also complained of how the adaptations have gotten ever more gritty and farther away from the inspiration. I must admit to not knowing what to make of this latter complaint.

It isn’t that grit is always a bad thing in…