Apparently this thread has been hijacked :) Perhaps by Robin Hood. LOL Seriously biker is correct most of these characters are romanticized(sp?) stories based on real people. There is evdence that Robin Hood existed and ther was a Robert of Loxley. There was a king that pulled the Brits together to fight against the Saxxon invaders which produced the legend of King Aurthur. Of course the real life characters are no where near what the legends speak of but then it wouldn't be an interesting story to retell over and over again would it?