First Person Survey for: Robin Hood

Name Given at Birth: Robert de Kyme

Nicknames:  Robin or Rob

Hometown or where you were born: Bilbrough Manor, Nottingham

Current Residence: Sherwood Forest

Age: 33

Class: Bold proud outlaw - Lowest of lows .....but the peasants love me !!!

What do you do, your main function in life/society: Rob from the rich and give to the poor.....and ourselves. And we protect the weak ....we just don't hang out with them.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: Well I've been told I was skinny....but dipping ? and what has that to do with swimming.....but as you have asked.....yes Little John gave me a few swimming lessons.....so to speak.......

Do you make fun of people: Only the very very rich and greedy are subject to my jesting. And of course Little John.....but that is always in good humor and usually well deserved !

Favorite Color: Green of course, though browns and grays are a close second. Why ? isn't it obvious?.....Well they blend into the forest so very well. don't you see ?

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Me? Robin Hood ? Committed or been convicted of a crime ??? What an absurd, not to mention rude question to ask !! What nerve you have!! .......What ?? ...am I going to answer the question? ...Well.....yes, lots and lots to be true. But it's all in good form and ....why am I explaining myself to you ? .....how much coin is in your purse by the by ??.......

Closest friends/How did you meet: Well that's a touchy subject to be sure.......In days past the answer would be very simple, Little John. But in more recent days there has been a new .......addition to the band......and what an addition!!!!! So if I said Maid Marion....John might have his feelings hurt......and we can't have that..... But if I say John, then Marion might take that the wrong way...and therefore be less inclined to take her leave from the mundane life at court and come visit me....um us in Sherwood...and that would be a tragedy.....Does that answer your question ??? If not I am truly sorry but I have gotten myself so confused in all of this that I hardly know what I am saying at this point ....so that will have to do.

One Pillow or two: If you consider a few pine needles a pillow ...then 1.

Pets: I once had a pet rock...but other than that ...I prefer to let animals come and go as they please. Unless of course they happen to be the main course

Favorite Music:  Anything that My good friend Allan a Dale plays ...as long as its not about me ......those songs make me feel rather silly.

Hobbies/Pastimes: I don't know that its a hobby as much as a skill but I have been told that I am not all that bad with a bow.

Personal Hygiene: Well, I try not to stink up the place if that's what you mean......Though Marion did mention something about odd smells and a bath wouldn't kill.........surely she meant Little John though......Didn't she ?? ...That reminds me Marion will be in Sherwood this eve.......uhh.. I think I will bathe this very noon.

Favorite Food: 

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: No, sadly they are not. Yes, when they were alive we got along quite well. Father could be a bit overbearing and demanding and judgmental and strict and abusive and well......perhaps father and I didn't quite see eye to eye on everything. But he did provide a roof over my head and food in my belly. Job well done in my book !

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: My Mother died when I was a boy from fever. My Father was killed by the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. Hung to be precise, on false charges of heresy. I have sworn to avenge his murder.

Favorite place to relax: Ahh it calms me just to think of it .......in Sherwood there is a place I like to go......a small clearing near a stream, where the world seems to stand still and troubles dissolve. Birds chirp softly in the trees and the fragrance of wildflowers floats through the air....uhhum.... I think I will take Marion there soon. But it's a bit odd, just recently there have been scuff marks ...as if someone were fighting there....and I have even found a few stray arrows....perhaps one of the band uses this place to train?

Favorite Holy Day / Why: The new year's festival has to be by far the greatest event to attend......So much fun going on that the people forget who they are it seems. Or who they are supposed to be. Class disappears for a time and all manner of men laugh and drink together. It is when I have seen mankind at its very best I think.

Favorite Drink: I have always been quite fond of a nice mug of ale.

What's your bedtime: When Fanny starts yellin for John to get his backside home or he'll get whatfor.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: Very soft leather woodsman boots.

Are you married or single: I am currently not married but also not looking as I have found the Woman I wish to grow old with. Now to convince her I am worthy...that's the challenge.

Do you have a family / who are they: I have the greatest, largest, loudest, and most fun family any man could hope for. They are My Merry Men, or as I call them just, The Band.

Favorite Entertainment: That would be watching John and Tuck argue philosophy. Tuck gets so frustrated because John purposely mistakes everything Tuck says and makes him repeat it and explain it over and over again. It is truly a wonderful thing to see. I don't know how John does it and keeps a straight face !!!! I know I laugh until my stomach hurts.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: I remember my mother hanging laundry and singing...I would say listening to my Mother sing was my favorite thing growing up.

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: I would have to say it was constantly getting into trouble. I was a bit of a hellion and my Father was very good at finding the tender spot on my backside from the day before.

Favorite Sport: 

Most Humiliating Moment: Getting tossed into the water by Little John like a child's toy.

Proudest Moment: Knocking John into the water in return !!!

Craziest Person or silliest you know: Well, I don't think I know any one who is actually crazy. But Little John and Friar Tuck are neck and neck in the silliest race!

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Intelligence, a sense of humor, the ability to live out of doors and enjoy it. But most importantly to accept me and my family ( the Band ) and to be accepted by them.

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" I think that perhaps I may be exempt from this rule. As I am an outlaw ..there for I am outside the law and the way I see it above the law.....I am sure that there are those who would disagree with me ...But until I am at their feet in chains, I stand by my belief. All that aside I do give my allegiance to King Richard.

Favorite Sport to watch: 

Do you remember your first kiss: Very odd that you should mention that.......I hate to soil a ladies reputation. So let me just say that I had a wonderful encounter with a woman after giving my hand to help her off her horse.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: Sadly I do not.

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: Telling stories and jokes around the fire with my closest friends, while sharing a good keg of ale and eating freshly cooked venison.

Have you ever been overseas: Yes in my service to the King in the crusades.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone:  it's more grass and hides than dirt

What is your bed made of: lots and lots of hides.

How many people sleep in your bed:  just me ...sadly.

1. I rob from the rich and give to the poor.

2. I am not all that bad with a bow.

3. I have sworn to avenge my Fathers murder, by the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

4. I am a bit of a trickster.

5. Would never harm or allow harmed a woman in my company.

6. Have been known to take even the clothes off the backs of people who dishonest about the coin they carried, and send them on their way nude, backward on their horses with their hands tied.

7. Have been known to let rich people keep their money if they were honest about the amount they were carrying.

8. Greatly fancy Maid Marion.

9. Am a pious man and greatly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

10. Have beaten Little John with a staff more times than he will admit !!!