Most of us have seen movies about "Robin Hood" or read relevant books about the hero of the poor, but few of us know that Robin of Lockley was an Orthodox Christian who actually died because of his faith.
He who brought to light the true story of Robin Hood was the Greek-American Orthodox Priest, Fr. John Romanidis († 2001), a graduate of Yale University and later a professor at the Theological Schools of Harvard, Athens, Thessaloniki and Boston's Holy Cross.
Late Fr. John, revealed that Robin was an Orthodox rebel who, along with his close friend "Little John", fought against the Franco-Norman invaders at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD.
He who brought to light the true story of Robin Hood was the Greek-American Orthodox Priest, Fr. John Romanidis († 2001), a graduate of Yale University and later a professor at the Theological Schools of Harvard, Athens, Thessaloniki and Boston's Holy Cross.
Late Fr. John, revealed that Robin was an Orthodox rebel who, along with his close friend "Little John", fought against the Franco-Norman invaders at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD.
This battle took place on October 14, 1066 in Britain between the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans and is characterized as one of the most important in British history. The outcome was the prevailing of the Normans, who were established as the dominant force in Britain and many Irish Saxons were enslaved. Some others went to Constantinople to join the Varangian order of the Byzantine Greek emperor and others, like Robin, remained in their homeland to fight against the barbaric invader.
In a victorious battle against the Norman invaders in 1089 AD, Robin was wounded. He went to a nearby monastery seeking refuge, where covered in blood he asked a Norman nun for help. She, however, let him die of bleeding, since he had just renounced Orthodoxy for the sake of Papism!
In a victorious battle against the Norman invaders in 1089 AD, Robin was wounded. He went to a nearby monastery seeking refuge, where covered in blood he asked a Norman nun for help. She, however, let him die of bleeding, since he had just renounced Orthodoxy for the sake of Papism!
The story that Robin fought against the "evil King John" and in favor of the "good King Richard the Lionheart" is just a clever myth!
From then on, after the final defeat of the Orthodox rebels, the common Orthodox people were placed by the Norman conquerors in small villages and the people were separated. They were forced to live at some 40,000 castles under the continuous and strict watch of soldiers. This sums up the main reason, why the Orthodox, then, Irish-British slaves were forced to lose their Faith, while at the same time their Bishops were assassinated by their conquerors.
From then on, after the final defeat of the Orthodox rebels, the common Orthodox people were placed by the Norman conquerors in small villages and the people were separated. They were forced to live at some 40,000 castles under the continuous and strict watch of soldiers. This sums up the main reason, why the Orthodox, then, Irish-British slaves were forced to lose their Faith, while at the same time their Bishops were assassinated by their conquerors.
The above is a compilation from the following sources:
Elder Ioannou Romanidou, "Romanism Romania Roumeli", published by Pournara, Thessaloniki 2002, pp. 47-48, 328-329.
http://www.oodegr.com/english/brit_celt_orthodoxy/brit_celt_orthodoxy.htm
http://www.orthodoxresurgence.com/petroc/index.htm#A%20BRIEF Από: http://www.oodegr.com/oode/ierapostoli/xwres/aglia/istoria_ws_sxisma_1.htm
http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/05/fr-john-romanides-on-robin-hood-and.html Από: http://www.romanity.org/htm/rom.02.en.the_cure_of_the_neurobiological_sickness_of_rel.03.htm#s25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirklees_Priory
http://www.oodegr.com/english/istorika/britain/British_saints.htm
http://oodegr.com/oode/synaxaristis/agioi_dysi/agioi_dysi-skandinavia.htm
http://www.romnios.gr/category/%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1/
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Elder Ioannou Romanidou, "Romanism Romania Roumeli", published by Pournara, Thessaloniki 2002, pp. 47-48, 328-329.
http://www.oodegr.com/english/brit_celt_orthodoxy/brit_celt_orthodoxy.htm
http://www.orthodoxresurgence.com/petroc/index.htm#A%20BRIEF Από: http://www.oodegr.com/oode/ierapostoli/xwres/aglia/istoria_ws_sxisma_1.htm
http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/05/fr-john-romanides-on-robin-hood-and.html Από: http://www.romanity.org/htm/rom.02.en.the_cure_of_the_neurobiological_sickness_of_rel.03.htm#s25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirklees_Priory
http://www.oodegr.com/english/istorika/britain/British_saints.htm
http://oodegr.com/oode/synaxaristis/agioi_dysi/agioi_dysi-skandinavia.htm
http://www.romnios.gr/category/%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1/
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