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Robin Hood’s Merry Men: Robin Hood

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford
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Robin Hood’s Merry Men: Robin Hood To wind up this romp through Sherwood Forest, I’m giving you a sketch of Robin Hood himself, the heart and soul of legend, ballads, poetry, folklore, and modern media. Robert Locksley, displaced Earl of … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood and His Merry Men: Maid Marian

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford
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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN: Maid Marian Strong women who are ready to defend themselves and their loved ones with mannish weapons are often called Amazons. Or a virago. In modern literature we call them kick-ass heroines. Enter Maid … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood’s Merry Men: Alan a Dale

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford
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  ROBIN HOOD’S MERRY MEN: Alan a Dale Here we go again with the multiple spellings of character names. Alan is the current favorite, but Allen, Alen, Allin and others also appear. In my book, the sequel to Walk the Wild … Continue reading →

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Posted in Historical fantasy, History | Tagged Alan a Dale, Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest, Will Scarlett | 2 Replies

Robin Hood and His Merry Men: Much the Miller’s Son

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford
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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN” Muche the Miller’s Son This is probably one of the hardest essays for me to write because until very recently I had never heard of Muche, or Midge, the Miller’s Son in connection to … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood and his Merry Men: the Sheriff of Nottingham

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford
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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN: Sheriff of Nottingham What is any good story without a villain to drive the plot? The Robin Hood mythology provides the template for all great villain roles. In the movies, the truly great actors, … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, mythology | Tagged Magna Carta, Robin Hood, Sheriff of Nottingham, Sir Philip Marc | 5 Replies

Robin Hood and His Merry Men: Will Scarlett

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford

Robin Hood and His Merry Men: Will Scarlett Will Scarlett has been a part of the Robin Hood mythology from very near its beginning. He seems to me to be a side character in the myths who changes, as needed, … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, mythology, nonfiction | Tagged Robin Hood, Will Scarlett

Robin Hood’s Merry Men, Friar Tuck

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford

ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN Friar Tuck In modern renditions of the Robin Hood stories, Friar Tuck is an essential element to the cannon. Usually he is portrayed as fat, jovial, a glutton, a prodigious drinker of ale, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in History | Tagged folk lore, Friar Tuck, Robin Hood

Robin Hood’s Merry Men: Little John

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford

Robin Hood’s Merry Men: Little John As a companion to my blog series on the Magna Carta, I’m venturing forth with some character sketches of Robin Hood’s Merry Men. Let’s start with Little John, one of the oldest and most … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, mythology | Tagged King John, Little John, Magna Carta, Robin Hood, the Green Man

Blogging the Magna Carta #18

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Phyllis Irene Radford

by Phyllis Irene Radford We’re back to inheritance laws.  Escheat is the reversion of land to an overlord or the state from whom it has been held in Tenure by a Tenant dying without heirs.  Does that make sense?  Baron … Continue reading →

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Kicking the Sheriff’s Butteth: the world of Robin Hood at age eleven

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Sherwood Smith

Some days I need a little silly. During my time as a sixth grade teacher at a private school, Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood was one of our texts. Its faux-medieval Victorian prose was actually a fairly easy way to accustom … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading, History | Tagged Howard Pyle, kid's eye view, Robin Hood, Sherwood Smith

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