may the wind that blows from haunted graves never bring you misery

[hawkwing_lb]

Happy birthday, atheilen. Feel better soon!

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So, I discovered the BBC has a new series on Robin Hood. The seventh episode of season two is the only one I've watched so far, but man, it's dreadful.

Precisely the kind of dreadful I have a bad habit of loving. Man, I do not need to go on a Robin of Sherwood kick. Seriously. There is like research involved in that.

Haven't I enough to do already?

No? Okay, then. *starts reading*

Comments

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Hah! You have no idea the research involved. *g*

Want some links to the original ballads? I have one lying around the place, just waiting to be used again.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I assure you, I'm well aware of the amount of the research involved. This is why I'm presently eyeing my brain with something akin to horror and waving my hands while shouting No, no! Stop now! College first! Robin later!.

Er. Speaking somewhat metaphorically. :)

Sure, I'll take your links with thanks. (I'm presently engaged in idle wondering as to what extent one could plausibly locate Robin in the reign of either Edward I, or Edward II, against the background of the war with Robert Bruce and the reduction of the powers of the king by his nobles. But this will most likely prove too much work. :))

To get you started....

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

http://www.contemplator.com/england/pedlar.html

http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhlitbib.htm

http://www.jonathandewbre.com/RobinHood/robin.htm

And some just general good sources for the period, including full texts in Latin!

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

Have fun. :)

Re: To get you started....

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Well, it's good to know I'll never run out of things to do...

Re: To get you started....

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

... First Chris corrupts me with the BBC's Robin Hood and now you're giving me real, historical documents. I could weep, I really could.

Clearly the universe wants me to have more things to do than is humanly possible. :P

Re: To get you started....

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

I don't want you to be bored. :)

And no one says you have to read them all now. Pace yourself. That's what I'm doing. *g*

Re: To get you started....

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Of course, there's always ignoring the history and remain true to the folkloric tradition by just making shit up as it seems good...

Yeah, I think I'll go with option B. :)