 It has been speculated that in his time Robin Hood represented a figure of peasant revolt, but the English medieval historian J. C. Holt has argued that the tales developed among the gentry, that he is a yeoman rather than a peasant, and that the tales do not mention peasants' complaints, such as oppressive taxes.Moreover, he does not seem to rebel against societal standards but to uphold them by being munificent, devout, and affable.Other scholars have seen the literature around Robin Hood as reflecting the interests of the common people against feudalism.