![]() ![]() Sapped enemies deal 65% less damage to the Sheriff of Nottingham.Įvery 2 basic attacks, the Sheriff of Nottingham gains extra Armor up to a maximum amount.Įach enemy is Cursed once per wave for 12 seconds when they reach 25% of their Max HP. ![]() He also unlocks a new effect on "Doing My Duty."Īt the beginning of each wave, the Sheriff of Nottingham shoots a well-aimed arrow at the closest enemy, dealing Normal Damage, knocking them back, reducing their attack and movement speeds by 80% for 7 seconds, and Sapping them for 10 seconds. He increases his Armor for the rest of the wave and Saps enemies every 3 basic attacks for 6 seconds. This effect is unlocked until he unlocks "Torch Strike".ġ2 seconds after the wave starts, the Sheriff of Nottingham pulls out a torch and his basic attacks switch to melee. Torch: The Sheriff of Nottingham increases his Armor and Reality for 8 seconds. The Sheriff of Nottingham increases his attack speed by 35% for 14 seconds and also performs a different effect depending on the weapon he is holding.īow: The Sheriff of Nottingham steals Basic Damage from the enemy with the most Basic Damage and gives it to himself for 10 seconds. So, Robin did exist, but not in quite the same way as the Robin Hood we all think of, the cinematic Robin of Sherwood, Prince of Thieves! His story however, remains one of the best known tales of English folklore.Sauntering his way into battle, the Sheriff of Nottingham uses his bow and torch to collect from the poor, aka his enemies. Little John’s grave can be seen in Hathersage churchyard in Derbyshire.īut what of his lover Maid Marion? Not much of Robin’s career is known, but nowhere in the chronicles is Maid Marion mentioned, so we must assume she was ‘added’ to the stories at a later date. Robin asked Little John to bury him where the arrow landed, which he duly did.Ī mound in Kirklees Park, within bow-shot of the house, can still be seen and is said to be his last resting place. Little John placed Robin’s bow in his hand and carried him to a window from where Robin managed to loose one arrow. With the last of his strength he blew his horn and Little John came to his aid, but too late. As he grew older and became ill, he went with Little John to Kirklees Priory near Huddersfield, to be treated by his aunt, the Prioress, but a certain Sir Roger de Doncaster persuaded her to murder her nephew and the Prioress slowly bled Robin to death. Robin having fought in the Crusades alongside the Lionheart before returning to England to find his lands siezed by the Sheriff.Īll versions of the Robin Hood story give the same account of his death. Some chroniclers date his exploits as taking place during the reign of Edward II, but other versions say the king was Richard I, the Lionheart. Robin became a popular folk hero because of his generosity to the poor and down-trodden peasants, and his hatred of the Sheriff and his verderers who enforced the oppressive forest laws, made him their champion. Afterwards the fields where the arrows landed were known as Robin Hood’s Close and Little John’s Close. The arrows fell at Whitby Lathes, more than a mile away. ![]() ![]() Both men were skilled at archery and from the roof of the Monastery they both shot an arrow. One well known story about Robin that places him in Whitby, Yorkshire, is about him and Little John having a friendly archery contest. One certain fact is that he was a North Country man, with his traditional haunts as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest and a coastal refuge at Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. Another chronicler has it that he was a Wakefield man and took part in Thomas of Lancaster’s rebellion in 1322. However the first known literary reference to Robin Hood and his men was in 1377, and the Sloane manuscripts in the British Museum have an account of Robin’s life which states that he was born around 1160 in Lockersley (most likely modern day Loxley) in South Yorkshire. The Hollywood one is that of an incredibly handsome man – Errol Flynn – clothed in garments of Lincoln green, fighting for the rights of the oppressed and outwitting the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. There are several versions of the Robin Hood story. Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist? ![]()
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