Talk:Robin Hood
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Nice work 130.63.75.xxx, whoever you are! You've certainly radically improved my rather poor and sarky stab at Robin Hood. Come on in 'n' join us. We definitely need people with your skills. sjc
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Minor POV Issue
Equating Robin Hood to Marx is misleading. Whereas Marx desired the "dictatorship of the Proletariat" (a dictatorship justified in taking from one class for the benefit of another), Robin Hood did not simply take from the rich to give to the poor--he returned what the rich had taken from the individual. That is, the folk hero Robin Hood does not appear to support the legitimacy of any dictatorship taking from the individual.
For a transfer of wealth to cause mention of Robin Hood, the payer would need to "owe" (by some meaning of the word) this amount to the payee. If I mug you, I am not a modern-day Robin Hood. If I steal from the coffers of a company that has poisoned our water (or from ADM, for that matter) to pay medical bills of those who have suffered, Robin Hood may merit mention. But just being poor and stealing from the rich does not make you a modern day Robin Hood--it makes you a thief.
When Things were Rotten
That was an American TV Sit-Com baised around Robin Hood. I believe it was the late 70's
"Ken"
Not sure I agree with the translation for "I can (i.e. 'ken') 'rimes of Robin Hood." From what I recall "ken" means "know", not "can". This is at least true of Scottish dialect, though as Langland wasn't Scottish I guess it could be different. I doubt it though, as "know" makes more sense. -R. fiend 07:59, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
If you check the page you will see that the writer does give the meaning of "Ken" as "know" Ken probably comes from the old english which was very similar to german,"Kennen " to Know
- Yes, I fixed it a while ago. In my mind the original was clearly wrong. -R. fiend 16:41, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Can we please have a translation of the archaic English beneath the actual quotes? My eyes hurt just from looking at it. --24.118.77.253 04:24, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Pictures from the Walt Disney film
I slightly disapointed; I sort of hoped to be on the Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense ! :) Rama 12:44, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- How about more nonsense? ;)
- Mobygames.com [1] (http://mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,1501/) enlists four Robin Hood computer games, should we add them here? -- Lightkey 03:30, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Found two of them in Wikipedia: Defender of the Crown and Conquests of the Longbow. -- Lightkey 03:55, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Robin Hood film 1908
I read that the first Robin Hood film dates from 1908. Does anyone have any information about this film, such as title or country of origin? I'm working on a historiography of the middle ages and this is a key example of the early portrayal of the middle ages in film. Nothing mentioned in the article though. --Stbalbach 20:20, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Updated with title. --Stbalbach 16:20, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The film did not introduce the idea of a Muslim outlaw- the makers will freely admit that that idea was taken from Robin of Sherwood.
neo-Pagan reinterpretations of Robin Hood
I'd like to get some feedback from others before inserting such a segment. I do believe that some of these myths & legends may provide a more "fleshed out" article. Topics could include: Robin as Herne's Son (the Lord of the Hunt), the Merry Men as (Maid) Marion's Men & the group as anti-Christian, anti-establishment rebellion. I can write on this extensively and provide numerous references, if desired. Please let me know your opinion, and if there are any specific legends/myths I should address.--ghost 14:17, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Tax collector passage
The current version says that Robin Hood "stole from the rich to give to the poor (some would say from the tax collector to refund the taxpayer)." Who says that exactly? Is it in the real Robin Hood stories? If not it should go. -R. fiend 18:14, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- No. It's an explanation of how Robin Hood is used as a Rhetorical device or Code word (figure of speech) in U.S. politics. If you need a reference, one can cetainly be provided. BTW, it's not my wording.--ghost 18:43, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)