Anyone searching for Robin Hood can draw on a wide range of literature from the tomes of weighty academic research to the rather more inventive reworking of the legend in modern fiction. Often missing is the sense of spirit, time and place which gives the reader personal access to Robin’s world; a world very different from the one we live in today. And that’s precisely why Richard Rutherford-Moore’s new book, “the Legend of Robin Hood” works so well. To begin with, Rutherford-Moore knows his subject intimately. An accomplished his- torical interpreter born only 1/4 of a mile from Loxley (a claimed birthplace of Robin Hood), the author is renowned in Nottinghamshire for his guided tours of Robin Hood country in the guise of a Forester of Sherwood AD 1200. He knows of Robin Hood and of life in the Greenwood and he tells it both like it was and like it is with authenticity and authority. In “the Legend of Robin Hood” the topic is explored from the early beginnings of medieval times through to modern 20th. Century cinema and fiction. The book begins with the dawn of the Robin Hood Legend guiding the reader through the heady historical mix of myth, beliefs, traditions and culture which set the stage for Robin’s exploits. Rutherford-Moore’s story telling skilfully sets out the development of the Legend from the first ballads, through printed historical records, to the folklore and places which have immortalised Robin’s story in the hearts and minds of people through the centuries. The Legend of Robin Hood” by Richard Rutherford-Moore is an exciting read for anyone interested in the Legend of Nottingham’s favourite son. Get hold of a copy and give it a try. Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918 in Nor- wich, England. He studied under C. S. Lewis at Merton College, Oxford, where he obtained a B.Litt. degree. He remained close to Lewis until his death in 1963, and holidayed in Greece with Lewis and his wife Joy Gresham just before her death from cancer in 1960.[1] When Lewis started writing the Narnia books in the late 1940s, he suggested that they should be called The Chronicles of Narnia.[citation needed] Lancelyn Green delivered the 1968 Andrew Lang lecture. Lancelyn Green lived in Cheshire, in a manor which his ancestors owned for over 900 years. He died in Octo- ber 1987 at the age of 68. His son was the writer Rich- ard Lancelyn Green. The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD Roger Lancelyn Green T he classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood is champion of the poor and oppressed by twelfth-century England against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merrie Men in the vast Sherwood For- est, emerginh time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache. Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fighting tyr- anny.Robin Hood was a mem- ber of the Saxon nobility called Robin of Loxley he fought at the crusades his return to England his lands had been taken by the Normans John, who ruled in the absence of Richard the Lionheart, was imposing high taxes on the English population England was ruled by the Nor- man Conquerors. Robin Hood objected to the high taxes and was declared an outlaw
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Anyone searching for Robin Hood can draw on a wide range of literature from the tomes of weighty academic research to the rather more inventive reworking of the legend in modern fiction.
Often missing is the sense of spirit, time and place which gives the reader personal access to Robin’s world; a world very different from the one we live in today.
And that’s precisely why Richard Rutherford-Moore’s new book, “the Legend of Robin Hood” works so well.
To begin with, Rutherford-Moore knows his subject intimately. An accomplished his-torical interpreter born only 1/4 of a mile from Loxley (a claimed birthplace of Robin Hood), the author is renowned in Nottinghamshire for his guided tours of Robin Hood country in the guise of a Forester of Sherwood AD 1200. He knows of Robin Hood and of life in the Greenwood and he tells it both like it was and like it is with authenticity and authority.
In “the Legend of Robin Hood” the topic is explored from the early beginnings of medieval times through to modern 20th. Century cinema and fiction.
The book begins with the dawn of the Robin Hood Legend guiding the reader through the heady historical mix of myth, beliefs, traditions and culture which set the stage for Robin’s exploits.
Rutherford-Moore’s story telling skilfully sets out the development of the Legend from the first ballads, through printed historical records, to the folklore and places which have immortalised Robin’s story in the hearts and minds of people through the centuries.
The Legend of Robin Hood” by Richard Rutherford-Moore is an exciting read for anyone interested in the Legend of Nottingham’s favourite son. Get hold of a copy and give it a try.
Roger Lancelyn Green was born in 1918 in Nor-wich, England. He studied under C. S. Lewis at Merton College, Oxford, where he obtained a B.Litt. degree. He remained close to Lewis until his death in 1963, and holidayed in Greece with Lewis and his wife Joy Gresham just before her death from cancer in 1960.[1] When Lewis started writing the Narnia books in the late 1940s, he suggested that they should be called The Chronicles of Narnia.[citation needed] Lancelyn Green delivered the 1968 Andrew Lang lecture.Lancelyn Green lived in Cheshire, in a manor which his ancestors owned for over 900 years. He died in Octo-ber 1987 at the age of 68.His son was the writer Rich-ard Lancelyn Green.
The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD
The Adventures of ROBIN HOOD
The Adventures of
RO
BIN
HO
OD
Roger Lancelyn G
reen
The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood
is champion of the poor and oppressed by twelfth-century England against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. He takes refuge with his Merrie Men in the vast Sherwood For-est, emerginh time and again to outwit his enemies with daring and panache. Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fighting tyr-anny.Robin Hood was a mem-ber of the Saxon nobility called Robin of Loxley he fought at the crusades his return to England his lands had been taken by the Normans John, who ruled in the absence of Richard the Lionheart, was imposing high taxes on the English population England was ruled by the Nor-man Conquerors. Robin Hood objected to the high taxes and was declared an outlaw
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