THE MEETING
A sorrowful knight
Robin’s men meet a poorly dressed knight on the road and invite him to dine in Barnsdale.
An old legend finds a new chain
ALL HE HAD
LEFT WAS TEN.
The forgotten story at the heart of Robin Hood. One honest knight. An empty chest. Ten silver shillings—and a debt that would cost him everything.
10silver shillings
400pounds of debt
1honest knight
THE SORROWFUL KNIGHT
BARNSDALE · AD 1500PLATE I
“IF THERE BE NO MORE THAN TEN SHILLINGS, I WILL NOT TOUCH ONE PENNY.”
— A Gest of Robyn Hode, one of the earliest surviving tales01 / THE LORE
Before the legend became a slogan
THE KNIGHT
ON THE ROAD
I
Not a king. Not a prince. Just a man down to his last ten.
On the road through Barnsdale, Robin’s men encountered a knight dressed in simple, weathered clothes. His hood hung low. One foot slipped from its stirrup. A sorrier man had never ridden a summer road.
His name was Sir Richard at the Lee. To save his son, he had mortgaged his land to the wealthy Abbot of St. Mary’s. The debt was due. Four hundred pounds—or everything his family owned would be taken.
Robin asked what remained in his coffer. The knight answered plainly: ten shillings.
02 / WHY TEN
Honesty was his collateral
ROBIN OPENED
THE CHEST.
There were exactly ten silver shillings inside. The knight had told the truth. Robin left every coin untouched, paid his entire debt, clothed him in green, gave him a horse—and sent him back into the world with dignity.
That moment—not an arrow, crown, or castle—is the moral center of the legend.
OUR OATHNEVER TAKE A MAN’S LAST TEN.
03 / THE CHRONICLE
Four hundred pounds. Ten remained.
A DEBT REPAID.
A LEGEND BORN.
Our story follows the oldest surviving tradition—not the polished courtly romance, but the strange, human tale that came before it.
THE TEST
Ten in the chest
Robin opens the knight’s coffer. His account is true: only ten silver shillings remain.
THE GIFT
Four hundred pounds
Robin lends him £400 to redeem his land from St. Mary’s Abbey, asking neither interest nor collateral.
THE RETURN
Sanctuary repaid
Sir Richard later shelters Robin and his men from the Sheriff. Mercy is answered with loyalty.
THE FELLOWSHIP
We’ve all been there—when hope feels lost and only ten shillings remain.
But the legend tells us that honesty is never empty-handed.
$TEN represents that final spark of hope, inspired by the true Robin Hood tale of the Sorrowful Knight.
Robinhood Chain is our Barnsdale.
We are the honest knights.
The legend, carried forward
TEN
SHILLINGS
$TEN belongs to every wallet that has ever been down to its last coins and held on anyway. No ornate promises. Just an old story, an honest chest, and a fellowship built around the underdog.
- TICKER
- $TEN
- NETWORK
- ROBINHOOD CHAIN
- BUY / SELL TAX
- 1% / 1%
- TOTAL SUPPLY
- 1,000,000,000 $TEN
- CONTRACT
Fixed supply
No hidden inflation. What enters the forest is all there will ever be.
One and one
A transparent 1% tax on buys and 1% on sells. No hidden rates or obscure mechanics.
Public ledger
Every allocation and treasury movement belongs in the open.