Chimp Hood Without his Merry Chimps
In the 12th Century all was not well in Chimpshire. The local Sheriff was persecuting the poor and collecting obscene amounts of taxes from those who could not pay them. Any objection was dealt with swiftly with the stroke of a sword. Out of this horrid state of affairs emerged an unlikely hero, the bow and arrow toting Chimp Hood. The outlaw Hood terrorised the Sheriff and the King’s chimps by stealing taxes and property from them. Soon, other outlaws flocked to his cause and historic sources indicate that they may have lived in the Chimpwood Forest to the south of Chimpchester.
The followers of Chimp Hood were known as “The Merry Chimps”, not just because they had a high degree of job satisfaction but because their favourite plunder was ale. Although the legend says that Chimp Hood gave the money he stole to the poor recently obtained manuscripts have suggested that he spent the horde on ale for his Merry chimps instead!
