According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In most stories, little john is very tall and fights with a quarterstaff. Prince of thieves, with its sourcematerial for the character. Dec 28, 2014 despite these theories, others have claimed that robin hood was indeed a real historical figure. Robin is usually said to have lived in the 11th or 12th centuries, although the earliest reference to him in a song was during the 14th century. He was robin hood s secondincommand, and a member of his merry men. Little john is a legendary outlaw, and friend of robin hood. The biggest problem with this claim, however, is the fact that robin hood is a rather common name in medieval england.
Robin hood has been portrayed in over 100 films and many books. An excellent book if you can get it, which gives much insight into life and. Best robin hood fiction 85 books meet your next favorite book. The robin hood in all the books we have read and watched movies about, was born in loxley, nottinghamshire, although all the action takes place in sherwood forest, the kings royal land, where he and his nobles hunted for game. The story begins with robin hood, who is on his way to an archery contest, but accidentally kills one of the sheriffs officers. The contents include the rhymes or ballads as well as plays and songs. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. Bold outlaw youtube lectures in 2020 i started recording some videos about the robin hood legend. In the first story, he sent a tinker to serve papers to robin. Historic origins of the real robin hood national geographic. The facts and the fiction childrens books robin hood.
Dec 03, 2016 robin hood, widely considered as the king of thieves, but the quality of helping people selflessly made him great. Robin is known for dressing in green, for being a skillful archer and. Robin hood is a legendary hero of english folklore. He is a bestselling author, a combat veteran, and a social entrepreneur. One of the key things that i learned from this book was the distinction between tales taking place in barnsdale vs. English literature as we know it was starting to emerge, and the peasants. Two other key outlaws, fulk fitzwarin and eustace the monk, were historical figures. Robin hood bedtimes story for kids english moral stories.
He has been played by errol flynn, kevin costner and sean connery, and. Here we bring you the facts and the real history behind the most popular myths. More recently, scotts novel provided the blockbuster 1991 movie starring kevin costner, robin hood. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the. But a wellknown later tale has a bloody explanation for robin s outlawry. The robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. Robin hood was an outlaw who, according to legend, lived in sherwood forest, near nottingham. Robin hood was a rebel, and many of the most striking episodes in the tales about him show him and his companions robbing and killing representatives of authority and giving the gains to the poor. Sherwood forest is famous for being the home of the legendary outlaw, robin hood. This causes robin to live a life of being an outlaw. Robin hood the facts and the fiction legends, stories, songs. He regularly fought against his enemy, the sheriff of nottingham. Wes moore is the ceo of robin hood, one of the largest antipoverty forces in the nation. The stories about robin hood are mostly legends myths are stories that are designed to explain an absolute truth, such as why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west or why seasons change.
The story of robin hood has taken place in many different places and settings. Tarina on muuttunut aikojen kuluessa ja siihen lisaillaan. The sheriff of nottingham had placed many rewards for the capture of robin hood but nobody had ever. Robin hood the facts and the fiction ten robin hood facts. Robin hood facts fun and interesting facts about robin hood. Walter scott repackaged robin hood for ivanhoe in the 19th century, while howard pyle most famously recreated the legend for a childrens book, the merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire, in 1883.
I think the most important thing people need to remember about managing people is this, they are people. Wes first book, the other wes moore, a perennial new york times bestseller, captured the nations attention on the fine line between success and failure in our communities. The facts and the fiction fictional books robin hood. In the 10th century the forest was established as a royal hunting ground. Who was robin hood, if the man existed, and how has the lore surrounding him evolved.
His story has been featured in books, plays, movies and cartoons as well. Feb 17, 2011 the robin hood legends form part of a corpus of outlaw stories which date from around the reign of king john. Robin hood, legendary outlaw hero of a series of english ballads, some of which date from at least as early as the 14th century. The irony is that redistribution requires a high tax regime and is the very thing robin hood fought against. The first robin hood was often a brutal and selfish yet also honorable figure, an antihero loved perhaps paradoxically by many social classes and loathed by authorities. The real robin hood is thought to have been one robert hood, an outlaw operating in the north of england between the 12th and 14th centuries. The first story that told of a robin hood character was called robin hood and the monk and was written in.
He is a legendary person whom people have told stories about for many years. The earliest stories say he is a yeoman, a member of the rising middle class. They have been recounted in countless book versions, such as howard pyles 1883 novel the merry adventures of robin hood, and adapted for a variety of films and television series, including the. As a result king richard pardons robin and his merry men. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. It was a timely moment for the outlaw to enter literature. Long ago, in england in sherwood forest live robin hood. Robin hood is a legend, as some of the characters in the story are based on people who really existed. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham.
As a boy robin had been cheated by a few noblemen and since then he had decided hat he would not spare the rich. Then robin hood and all his merry men arose also, and robin said to the sheriff, if thou must go, worshipful sir, go thou must. The story of robin hood has been around for a very long time. Robin hood is first mentioned in print in the late fourteenthcentury poem piers plowman, which is commonly attributed to william langland, a contemporary of geoffrey chaucer. Davison, hockliffe collection, polhill library, university of. May 08, 2015 robin defeats usurper john with a minimum loss of life.
Legends are stories that have some historical root and can actually tell us something about the past. This site contains extensive information on robin hood. In the medieval ballads, no explanation is given for why he is an outlaw. Find out more in this bitesize primary ks2 english guide. Unravelling the identity of the real robin hood ancient origins. Walter scott repackaged robin hood for ivanhoe in the 19th century, while howard pyle most famously recreated the legend for a childrens book, the merry adventures of robin hood of great. Duff was an immigrant from scotland and author of a book of poetry, bows and arrows 1927. Noone has been able to prove that robin hood existed.
Robin hood did appear as a very minor figure in a henty novel, and g. One of the featured characters is locksley, who is revealed to be robin. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the crusades before returning to england to find his lands. M fenns young robin hood was a tale for young children about a friendship between two. Legend has it that robin hood was an outlaw living in sherwood forest with his. Robin is known for dressing in green, for being a skillful archer and for robbing the rich to give to the poor. Much like king arthur, he is a fictional figure who may have been loosely based on a real person or persons in the old tales, robin hood is an expert archer and goodhearted outlaw who lives in englands sherwood forest and robs from the rich and gives to the poor. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the. The earliest certain mention of englands greatest outlaw hero is found in the b text of william langlands piers plowman, dated to about 77. Indeed, the early ballads linked robin hood with identifiable real places, such as sherwood forest in nottinghamshire. Robin hood biography birthday, trivia british fictional. He has been played by errol flynn, kevin costner and sean connery, and portrayed as a fox in the disney cartoon version.
However the first known literary reference to robin hood and his men was in 77, and the sloane manuscripts in the british museum have an account of robins life which states that he was born around 1160 in lockersley most likely modern day loxley in south yorkshire. The robin hood tweetalong ill be hosting live twitter watch parties for the 1973 disney robin hood cartoon and 1938 adventures of robin hood with errol flynn. One certain fact is that he was a north country man, with his traditional haunts as an. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. Robin hood has enthralled generations of readers and movie goers. Robin hoodin legendaa on kerrottu vuosisatojen ajan balladeissa, naytelmissa, kirjoissa ja elokuvissa. The sheriff vows to catch robin hood for his crimes and in each of the three stories he tries to. Pyles work gained a new audience for robin hood in the united states, which seemed to hunger for more tales of the. A final word from morris might well be a quote from robin hood himself. Ten things you might not know about the robin hood legend. Robins king wasnt the absent crusading richard the lionheart reigned 118999 in the original gest story the gest of robyn hode refers to king edward, not richard or john, and this puts robin hood later in english history, some time after 1272 when edward i ascended the throne. A tall lad of 15, robin went to nottingham to attend a fair. The fact that the earliest robin hood type placenames originated in west yorkshire is. This is the definitive book to have, to understand robin hoods original effort to throw tea into the harbor, and his transformation into becoming a modern kings man for redistribution.
Robin hood is a celebrated folk hero and a kind of good thief, but the earliest stories about robin hood depict a far different character. Set in 1194, scotts novel takes place in england during the crusades. The project gutenberg ebook of the merry adventures of robin. The merry adventures of robin hood summary gradesaver. Interesting facts about robin hood interesting literature. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and.
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