Robert Fitzooth is born in Sherwood Forest and his grandfather nicknames him Robin, asking him to help those in need.

Worman betrays Robert Fitzooth to Prince John, revealing that Robert is loyal to King Richard and secretly acts as Robin Hood.

Prince John and Sir Guy interrupt Robert and Marian's wedding ceremony and declare Robert an outlaw midway through the rites.

Robin declares that Robert Fitzooth ceases to exist, fully adopts the identity of Robin Hood, and escapes to Sherwood Forest.

Robin disguises himself as the hangman at Will Scarlet's execution and rescues him with the help of his hidden men.

Robin loses a quarterstaff fight with a stranger on a forest bridge and recruits the man as Little John.

Robin lends Sir Richard of Legh money to repay a debt to the corrupt Abbot of St. Mary's.

Marian escapes her father's castle disguised as a forest ranger, fights Robin unknowingly, and is named Queen of Sherwood Forest.

Robin attends Prince John's archery contest in disguise, wins the silver arrow, and escapes despite Sir Guy's armed ambush.

Robin disguises himself as a butcher, tricks the Sheriff of Nottingham into following him into the forest, and robs him.

Robin disguises himself as a minstrel and forces the Bishop of Peterborough to marry Allin-a-Dale to his true love.

Robin traps the Bishop of Peterborough in Sherwood Forest, kills Worman by hanging, and takes the Bishop's gold and silver.

King Richard, disguised as a tall palmer, reveals himself in Sherwood Forest, grants Robin a full pardon, and weds him to Marian.

King John seals Robin inside a tower; Robin escapes with Little John's help but falls twenty feet and is gravely wounded.

Robin shoots his last arrow, dies in Little John and Marian's arms, and is buried where the arrow lands in the greenwood.

The story begins with Robert Fitzooth's birth in Sherwood Forest and his grandfather's wish that he help those in need — a destiny he cannot escape. When his steward Worman betrays him to Prince John, Robert's wedding is violently interrupted and he is declared an outlaw, forcing him to shed his noble identity and fully become Robin Hood. From Sherwood Forest, Robin wages war on corrupt nobles and clergy, building a band of loyal outlaws while outwitting the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sir Guy of Gisborne at every turn. His years of resistance culminate when King Richard returns in disguise, grants Robin a full pardon, and finally weds him to Marian. Peace proves fleeting, however, as King John's revenge traps Robin in a tower, and a fall that gravely wounds him sets in motion a slow and tragic end in the arms of those he loved most.

Robin Hood's rise to outlaw hero and tragic final legacy.

William Fitzooth and Joanna Gamwell marry in secret defying her father, and she gives birth to Robert in Sherwood Forest.

Prince John finds the Sheriff punishing Much the Miller for deer-hunting and schemes to use Much as bait for Robin Hood.

Prince John and the Sheriff infiltrate Locksley Hall during Robert and Marian's pre-wedding feast to gather evidence against Robert.

Robin addresses his men after escaping to Sherwood Forest and gives them the free choice to leave or join him in outlawry.

Will Scarlet spies on Locksley Hall and retrieves Robin's hidden treasures before Worman discovers and captures him.

Little John finds a lone knight on the road and brings Sir Richard of Legh back to Robin's forest camp for dinner.

Sir Richard of Legh repays the Abbot of St. Mary's with Robin's money, thwarting the Abbot's plan to seize his lands.

Robin fights the hermit friar at a riverside, calls a truce, shares venison, and invites Friar Tuck to join the merry men.

Little John and Much capture the High Cellarer of St. Mary's on the road and uncover over 800 pounds hidden in his luggage.

Little John is wounded at the knee during the escape from the silver arrow contest and Robin carries him to safety.

Sir Guy of Gisborne ambushes Sir Richard of Legh alone and imprisons him; Sir Richard's lady rides to Sherwood to beg Robin's help.

George-a-Greene overpowers Will Scarlet and Little John before fighting Robin for an hour; Robin reveals himself and George joins the merry men.

Robin enters Prince John's second great tournament as Locksley and wins the silver bugle-horn over Hubert despite the Prince's pressure.

Robin disguises himself as a fisherman, defeats French pirates attacking his boat, and divides the captured treasure among the crew.

King Henry III gets lost in Sherwood Forest, dines with two hermits, and realizes he has met Little John and Friar Tuck.

Before Robin Hood becomes a legend, his parents' secret marriage and flight into Sherwood Forest set the stage for everything that follows, including Prince John's opportunistic scheme to exploit the poor and outlaw the wealthy for personal gain. The episodes in this pool trace Robin's expanding circle of allies — from Sir Richard of Legh to Friar Tuck to George-a-Greene — each recruited after proving their mettle in combat or demonstrating honest character. Robin's schemes against the Sheriff and the clergy repeatedly expose the corruption propping up Prince John's regime while filling Robin's forest coffers with redirected wealth. Even after winning the silver bugle-horn at Prince John's second grand tournament, Robin cannot rest, and when King John's revenge drives him into hiding, he survives a pirate attack on the North Sea before his final return. The epilogue completes the arc years later, when a lost king stumbles upon two old hermits in Sherwood and realizes he has shared a meal with the last of Robin's men.

The allies, rivals, and episodes that built Sherwood Forest's outlaw society.

Sir George Gamwell pursues William Fitzooth into Sherwood Forest intending to kill him but forgives him upon seeing the newborn baby.

Will Scarlet notices the arrow that killed Much the Miller and suspects betrayal, taking Much's son back to Robin's manor.

Much the Miller's son is spotted at Robert's wedding feast, confirming to Prince John that Robert Fitzooth and Robin Hood are one person.

Marian threatens her father that she will never see him if he keeps her imprisoned; he relents and lets her leave.

Sir Richard of Legh reveals that the Abbot tipped off Prince John's tax collectors to ensure he could not repay his debt.

Sir Guy of Gisborne recognizes Marian disguised as Clorinda at a festival near Sherwood Forest and rides to fetch armed men.

Brother Michael blocks Sir Guy's armed company from pursuing Robin and Marian, fighting them all off alone with only his staff.

Robin decides to keep the High Cellarer's hidden fortune for King Richard's ransom after uncovering the Abbot's plot against Sir Richard.

Robin frees three condemned yeomen by taking the executioner's place and blinds the captain of the guard with a hot iron.

Robin argues to Little John that saving three innocent lives is a greater prize than the three hundred pounds of gold Little John found.

Marian has Sir Guy of Gisborne at her mercy and makes him swear on his knightly honor to stop pursuing Robin Hood.

Robin breaks a mysterious girdle on a woman he believes is Marian; the false Marian vanishes and Mother Maudlin is revealed.

Will Scarlet is killed by an arrow during Sir Guy of Gisborne's ambush and the Sheriff captures Little John.

Little John warns Robin that King Richard is rumored dead and King John will take revenge; Robin dismisses the warning complacently.

The Prioress of Kirkleys opens Robin's vein under the guise of healing him and leaves his bandages undone so he bleeds to death.

This pool traces the chain of decisive moments and revelations that quietly determine the course of Robin Hood's story from beginning to end. A grandfather's unexpected forgiveness at a birth in Sherwood Forest plants the seed of Robin's identity, while a servant's sharp eye and a friar's theological argument each nudge events toward the outlawry that will define him. Key revelations — the Abbot's secret plot against Sir Richard, the unmasking of Marian in the forest, and the hidden treasure of a corrupt church official — show how information and disguise are as powerful as any arrow. As the story darkens, oath-breaking, witchcraft, ambush, and a prioress's quiet treachery all converge to seal Robin's fate. The pool ends not with a battle but with a wound left to fester, a last horn call, and a death that proves even the most cunning outlaw cannot survive the betrayal of those he trusted.