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Another theory identifies him with the historical outlaw Roger Godberd, who was a die-hard supporter of Simon de Montfort, which would place Robin Hood around the 1260s.

There are certainly parallels between Godberd's career and that of Robin Hood as he appears in the Gest.

John Maddicott has called Godberd " that prototype Robin Hood ".

Some problems with this theory are that there is no evidence that Godberd was ever known as Robin Hood and no sign in the early Robin Hood ballads of the specific concerns of de Montfort's revolt.