2004-10-16
FOLK HEROES
Robin Hood | A hero for our time? | Bill and I watched the 'Kevin Costner' version of Robin Hood recently, which led to a discussion about whether or not his is a story that "fits" for our time | Certainly, the idea of an ethical gent wronged by power-crazed creeps who got into power by underhanded means, and who eventually has his come-uppance against them, has a visceral appeal |
This got me to wondering what was documented about the varied depictions and characterizations of the Middle Age British Isle folk hero that have been presented throughout time | So I googled Robin Hood |
Perhaps not surprising, I fould far too much to seriously review |
There were three sites, however, that warrant special note |
• Bold Outlaw | Nearly all the articles on this site are written by Allen W. Wright, an independent scholar who has spoken at several international academic conferences on the outlaw legend | This site and its creator were featured on the TV documentary Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero | Designed to be used by most anyone interested in the Legend of Robin Hood, from the young kid who first hears of him in a bedtime story, to scholars | Quite extensive, pleasant to look at and relatively easy to use given the wealth of inof provided |
• Legends in Movies | missGien.net is a personal website planned and devloped by a Dutch homemaker with extensive interests including website design [the site provides an excellent example of her skills] arthurian legend, the amesbury archer, batavians, celts 'n' stuff, stone age building, archeology and faith | Robin Hood is but one of the tales she reviews | While the rest of her site is off topic, I've included it because it's so extensive on her chosen subjects and ~ franly, they all interest me |
• Robin Hood and His Adventures by Paul Creswick | This is the 1903 interpretation of the Robin Hood legend illustrated by NC Wyeth, who also did the illustration you see at the top of this entry |
As to the query I'd posed at the begining of this, well, yes, I think bringing this particular legend back to life at this time warrants some serious thought | But who would that be? Hmmm | That too, needs an answer | ¶ 22:36
Robin Hood | A hero for our time? | Bill and I watched the 'Kevin Costner' version of Robin Hood recently, which led to a discussion about whether or not his is a story that "fits" for our time | Certainly, the idea of an ethical gent wronged by power-crazed creeps who got into power by underhanded means, and who eventually has his come-uppance against them, has a visceral appeal |
This got me to wondering what was documented about the varied depictions and characterizations of the Middle Age British Isle folk hero that have been presented throughout time | So I googled Robin Hood |
Perhaps not surprising, I fould far too much to seriously review |
There were three sites, however, that warrant special note |
• Bold Outlaw | Nearly all the articles on this site are written by Allen W. Wright, an independent scholar who has spoken at several international academic conferences on the outlaw legend | This site and its creator were featured on the TV documentary Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero | Designed to be used by most anyone interested in the Legend of Robin Hood, from the young kid who first hears of him in a bedtime story, to scholars | Quite extensive, pleasant to look at and relatively easy to use given the wealth of inof provided |
• Legends in Movies | missGien.net is a personal website planned and devloped by a Dutch homemaker with extensive interests including website design [the site provides an excellent example of her skills] arthurian legend, the amesbury archer, batavians, celts 'n' stuff, stone age building, archeology and faith | Robin Hood is but one of the tales she reviews | While the rest of her site is off topic, I've included it because it's so extensive on her chosen subjects and ~ franly, they all interest me |
• Robin Hood and His Adventures by Paul Creswick | This is the 1903 interpretation of the Robin Hood legend illustrated by NC Wyeth, who also did the illustration you see at the top of this entry |
As to the query I'd posed at the begining of this, well, yes, I think bringing this particular legend back to life at this time warrants some serious thought | But who would that be? Hmmm | That too, needs an answer | ¶ 22:36
