Allen W. Wright

I was born in May 1970 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1994, I graduated from McMaster University with an Honours BA in History and English. In 1996, I graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism. I am currently taking librarian technician courses online through Mohawk College. In my most recent library/media job, I worked as a media librarian for the CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Me at Little John's grave in Hathersage I have had a lifelong interest in Robin Hood. I was disappointed to discover so few websites studying the Robin Hood legend with any real depth or breadth. In early 1997, I created the website, Robin Hood -- Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood (its original title was "Famed Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood" but that changed within a year). The site has grown much larger than I originally intended. I continue to update the site and add new information as appropriate.

I have presented papers on the Robin Hood legend at several international academic conferences. In 2001, I also loaned numerous materials and wrote the reference notes for a library display at the University of Western Ontario.

In 2001, I appeared on CityTV's Breakfast Television to talk about the legend. Later that year, I was included in the award-winning CBC Radio documentary, IDEAS: Hunting for Robin Hood. I also assisted in selecting appropriate music for the programme. When writer/presenter Seth Feldman was promoting his documentary on Richardson's Roundup, he remarked that I knew everything about Robin Hood. It was flattering, although not exactly true. In 2004, I appeared on the TV documentary Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero which aired on History Television in Canada. This website was also featured and praised in the programme. In 2006, I appeared in the documentary Jonathan Ross's World of Robin Hood which aired on BBC One.

Cover of Bandit Territories, edited by Helen Phillips A number of actors, students and teachers have used the information on my Robin Hood site. I hope you find it useful.

In 2008, I had an article published in the book Bandit Territories edited by Helen Phillips on 1950s Robin Hood comic books and how the legend was changed to fit pro-establishment guidelines. However, they did misspell my name.

Currently, I live in Toronto, Ontario. My interests include history, folklore, the Robin Hood legend, mythology, comic books, science fiction and fantasy, politics and many other things. I have been a vegetarian for about 10 years.

For more information on my interest and background with the Robin Hood tales, please read Robin Hood: A Personal Journey.

You might also want to visit my site dedicated to that other legendary Robin, Puck -- That Shrewd and Knavish Sprite Called Robin Goodfellow.

Feel free to send me an e-mail. Please use a sensible and website specific title, relating to this website, for your e-mail as I am more likely to read it. Spam artists have started using generic titles like "hi".