Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-3038174-20130429210540/@comment-5834856-20140704114658

Ktmae1234 wrote: I'm watching S2 again and in 2x20 Snow tells Regina (who's under a cloaking spell as a peasant girl) that she learned to survive in the woods by someone from another kingdom and it was a long story. As far as I know, the Sherwood Forest is in Snow White's kingdom. But just as easily could be in the EQ's or King Midas's or King Xavier's, or Cinderella's or Aurora's. But for the reasons listed above, I still don't think it's Robin Hood.

I'm quite certain that Robin Hood wasn't the archer who taught Snow. In the Episode New York City Serenade it becomes clear that the Merry Men's hideout in Sherwood Forest is not far away from the Dark Palace. The Dark Palace was the former residence of King Leopold, Snow's father.

Therefore it's located in the Enchanted Forest and in the Evil Queen's range of influence. Robin states that he and his Merry Men spent many days runnig from the Queen's black knights.

Robin Hood: I can offer save harbor in Sherwood Forest. It’s not far. We can offer food, shelter, and a thick canopy no creature will spy you under.

I think Aurora's and Phillip's castle is quite near to the Dark Palace, too. Aurora and Phillip greet the former Storybrooke citizens because they wanted to have a picnic where they landed. Phillip rides there after work (his royal responsibilities). I guess it would take him less than 2h to ride to the place where he and Aurora wanted to have their picnic and met the returned ones from SB. Making there preperations to leave the picnic place Prince Charming says

that the Dark Palace is  less than a day's ride from there.

King Midas' castle also seems quite near to the Dark Palace in my opinion. In Snow Drifts Hook and Emma stumble upon the Evil Queen who visits a village. After Emma managed to change her clothes Hook and Emma walk on the road and meet the Royal Carriage. On their way to their new home Princess Abigail and Charming are not robbed this time. Nevertheless, the tree trunk on the road delays them quite a bit. However, they still reach their destination before dusk. Compared to Aurora's and Phillip's castle maybe you have to go a day's ride into the other direction if you start from the Dark Palace.

King Xavier's kingdom is probably the fathest kingdom away from the Dark Palace.