10 Little Known Facts About Robin Hood
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10. We don’t know who he was… or if he even existed
9. He didn’t have anything to do with the Crusades
8. Friar Tuck came along later
7. Much the Miller’s Son is much-ignored
6. The 2018 movie is one of many upcoming releases
5. There’s still a Sheriff of Nottingham
4. Robin Hood’s grave is hidden from the public
3. Sherwood Forest is threatened by fracking
2. Robin Hood wasn’t a revolutionary communist
1. Maid Marian may have been black
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Yeah, I'm still never not going to immediately think of Robin Hood as a fox. Goddammit Disney.
Yeah! Mickey mouse sucks!
My grandmother grew up in old Nottingham in an old house with a cellar and a dungeon and a tunnel partially collapsed int what was Sherwood forest. She gave me some keys she took with her when she immigrated to the USA late in the 1800s. She told me that legend she heard as a girl was that Robin Hood used the tunnel.
Wow! I used to watch the Richard Greene "Robin Hood" TV shows when I was kid living in America. This was in the mid-late 1950's. I can remember the face and voice of the actor who played Friar Tuck, but not his name. Other than that, I remember none of the actors or actresses. I was only six to eight years old the, and I'll be SEVENTY this August. Wow, times flies, and all that. I even remember the theme song, "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen, Robin Hood, Robin Hood with his band of men, . . ."
After 80 years Errol Flynn is still the gold standard when it comes to playing Robin Hood. Looks like he'll still be the gold standard for at least another 80 years.
A close second is Cary Elwes.
Historical note: at the time of Robin Hood, a "sheriff" was the king's representative, in charge of an area ruled by a Count(hence the term "county"). He was in charge of maintaining order, collecting taxes, ensuring that roads, bridges, etc were kept up, making sure the peasants provided the work they were supposed to do for their lord, and other municipal duties.
As I remember it, from my younger days, there is a grave in Hathersage , Yorkshire within a church graveyard, that is said to contain little johns grave. I have visited it and I believe it was excavated in the 20th century and it contained a man of “enormous size” . I also I remember hiding in “major oak” with my sister.
Did you ever have a paranormal experience growing up? See something spooky? I love to hear from commenters in England because it's so rich in spookiness!!
Don't people sometimes say Robert Earl of Huntington's grave is also Robin Hoods. For the fans of the Normanized tales.
Friar Tuck acquired his name because of the weapon he carried ... a type of sword called a TUCK. I own 3 of them. The friar with the TUCK, hence Friar Tuck. Nothing to do with his robe.
I love the tv series with Richard Greene and Bernadette O’Farrell. I am currently binge watching it on Amazon. This is the Robin Hood of my childhood.
I discovered Robin Hood in the Errol Flynn movie version as a kid.
I liked the show "Robin of Sherwood", with first Michael Praed, then Jason Connery(Sean Connery's son)
And let's not forget the Warner Bros Bugs Bunny cartoon, where he encounters the Sheriff of Nottingham(which I can't remember the title of)
+Mike Grossberg _"And let's not forget the Warner Bros Bugs Bunny cartoon, where he encounters the Sheriff of Nottingham"_
And where he also encounters Errol Flynn. Not to mention the Sheriff wearing a Stetson and cowboy boots.
Michael Sommers AND a big star on his chest
the Sheriff kicked over sand castles. Brilliant
You forgot the fantastic BBC adaptation "Maid Marian and her Merry Men" :-D
I love how Robin was portrayed as a selfish, vain, vapid fop.
Made by Baldrick! I mean Sir Tony Robinson, amateur archaeologist.
Tf is u
Much was in Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, where he was the mini-mart manager's son. I still remember the song! That was the best version of Robin Hood.
I live in Nottingham near sherwood forest :) my mum climbed Major Oak
Did you ever see anything spooky growing up?
When i'd lay in my bed (i shared a room with my sister who's 3 years older) we'd lay there and we'd used to get these like sweets appear in front of us like in midair and we'd try to touch them but we couldn't they were like floating and i thought it was just me dreaming but i asked her about it when we'd grown up (i was like 5 at the time) and she said it happened to her too the same time it happened to me. I know this makes no sense lol but yeah
Miles Prower I'm in Mansfield :)
Same! I’m in Clifton!
Actually she just squated on Major Oak
How are you going to forget the greatest Robin Hood, Robin Hood: Men in Tights?
Leave us alone, Mel Brooks!
Yo, check it out!
Nope. That would be Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood.
Debra VanSandt I agree. How could he not even mention the Errol Flynn movie? I thought he'd bring it up when he got to the connection (or lack of one) with Richard I, but not a word.
if i could like more than once i would
author Stephen Lawhead has a fairly recent Epic novel series about the mythos of Robin Hood. it is written in a similar manner as his most well known series the Pendragon Cycle. since he is (or was?) an oxford Professor and has doctorates in British history, his books tend to have a feeling of very real potential of being true as they're usually grounded in historical fact.
I love the Richard Greene version of Robin Hood.
And if you visit Pontefract in West Yorkshire, you can see the supposed Tomb of “lyttle John” in the museum.
Great video Simon!
Wait, earlier he says Maid Marrion was just added much later to the Robin Hood story for dancing at fairs and plays, then has a section on how she might have been black. Which is it? Was she perhaps a historic memory in story form or an added "stock character" from some writer's imagination?
Or both?
Yes
He Deered to kill a king's dare.
"I've got it. Save them, hurt you."
Some really tuned presentation skill and charisma, I care little for Robin Hood but was still happy to enjoy the video trusting you would make me interested. Keep up the fantastic work!
I think the evidence given does not support the claim that Maid Marian was meant to be a PoC.
Something important that is being neglected is that she is not referenced as being a PoC. MM enters the story at a time when storytellers were neither subtle, progressive or PC so it is unlikely that this detail would go unmentioned, by anyone, for hundreds of years, until now. What makes it more likely that it would be mentioned is the fact that nearly all major characters have distinctive features mentioned, this includes nationality (the Scotchman). Being the only PoC would likely have been mentioned at some point.
The fact that PoC lived in England during the period means that the character could be written as a PoC or a PoC actress cast without it being anachronistic. This is different from asserting that the character was meant to be a PoC from its inception.
Agreed. It would not be anachronistic and would be quite possible, and would likely have been mentioned often.
Agreed, the only evidence they offer is the claim that Marian's name is sometimes given as Murian (meaning Moorish one). However, I have not found any early source that refers to her as anything other than Marian, which is derived from the Biblical Maria/Mary/Miriam. Considering how common names derived from Mary were in this period there is no need to look for alternate etymological roots like Murian.
Robin Hood was the lovechild of William Tell and King Arthur.
Hahahahaha!!!
Trying to find information on the historical Robin Hood is about as fruitless as trying to find information on the historical King Arthur.
I love following the archeologists who look for info all over though, they always discover other things that are incredible, and it's fun to speculate.
It's much more fun to study how the stories evolved as a literary character. Each new generation puts it own spin on the lore. With no signs of slowing down.
Washing the Spears 1973 not true, Monty Python has all the evidence you need
It’s ok she will appear in Japan pretty soon during the next Grail war. You can find out more then 😏
Yes I agree “We’re men, we’re men in tights, tights, tights”
In my honest opinion ...the greatest robin hood was cary elwes because unlike some other robin hoods he could speak with an english accent
You think so.......
thank you
Modern day Robin Hood: "Steal subscribers from the rich and give them to the poor"
Savage!
Hode and Hood were the terminology of the Middle Ages for "wood" as in the woods or forest (which ironically a forest was not always a wooded area but merely an area designated by royal decree for personal use of the monarch by right royal privilege).
It had nothing to do with a hood being worn.
How is it you can get stuff from a thousand years ago more accurately than some of the videos of today?
Lots of historical documents. Current events change rapidly, true details don't come to light for years and years.
GREAT VIDEO................
There was 2 legends of Robin hood.....one..sir Robert of Locksley a rich mans son and two.....Robert of Huntington......a poor mans son. They lived 100 years apart from each other but they had the same name......Robin hood. Little johns grave was 7 feet long...,so he was a very big bloke?
Robin Hood is alive! I have seen him. He holds a marathon in Nottingham every year. The next one is tomorrow 30th September. He will probably be there if you want to meet him.
Errol Flynn!! The greatest Robin Hood EVER!! ❤️
I think the legend has something to do with the invention of the longbow, and the struggle of the saxons to fight back against their norman overlords.
you are a keeper
the robin hood myth legend and folklore is important to britain and all british.
Richard Greene is my favorite Robin Hood!
He is the best...
Cool idea about MM in #1!
Very interesting . From the little bits of information , I have been able to glean beforehand it does click into place . But I wish you would not put commercials in the middle , very irritating !!!
I want an entire video on Leon Unczur! Best part of this entire thing.
The historic Robin Hood was probably more to the likes of recent outlaws Jesse James, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Al Capone, Pablo Escobar, Pancho Villa, These names might become future Robin Hoods centuries from now
Friar Tuck was the first male dancer to perform dance move known as the tuck.
OK #1 is something I've never heard before.
Odd...No mention at all of Tony Robinson's TV series, "Maid Marian and Her Merry Men."
...Or "Rocket Robin Hood."
Did cat from red dwarf play the Muslim warrior at some point in his career
I think he did, in the BBC's "Maid Marrian and Her Merry Men".
Several Robin Hood movies? I swear things are getting ridiculous in Hollywood, they're getting too political and not trying to create anything new. In the seventies the filmmakers took risks; Star Wars and Jaws were both risks and made their directors famous; this is not happening today. Just returning to a traditional character that has been done over and over again shows a lack of imagination on the part of filmmakers.
Simon tells us that Much gets left out of the dramatisations; and yet the illustration plainly shows a still from "Robin of Sherwood" with Much quite literally front and centre...!
The earliest records he stole for himself.
A resource company lied?! Man, that never happens!
I love this channel but there is starting to be WAY many commercials 😩
Ad block plus...now I never see ads. It's awesome.
Mike Nonya Thank you I’ll try that! I have peace, which helps but not enough I guess. I appreciate you telling me.
Without a doubt the best Robin Hood ever made is
Men in Tights. Thank you very much Mel Brooks.
Randomly put out there but there's a friar tuck pub in Gloucester.
Really? What is their specialty drink, if they have one?
No idea only been in once my preferred pub is elsewhere.
@@Macid_11
There are no pubs where I live. What do you do in one, is it a bar, or a club? I've never been to one.
It's basically a bar sometimes they can be bar/restaurant too. Not a club. Most of the noise from a pub comes from people talking. Absolutely mental when a football/soccer (if your American) game is on.
Quite shocked at how much information is incorrect in this vid. Timeline Doc with Tony Robin was there a real Robin Hood is worth a look
I never heard of the 2018 film. 2 films called Hood at the same time?
Robin Hood equal Florida man
Maid marian was a very late addition
Robin Hood in Barnsdale stood. 1410 CE
I have read John Nayler was little John.
Robin hood men in tights, robin hood by ridley scott, disneys robin hood, the adventures of robin hood and the bbc series robin hood with richard armitage as guy of gisborne are the adaptations that i like the best
Harrying of the North by William the Conqueror left no forest for mr hood or his merry men,Staines was the Royal land at that time,the only possible place to hide in hat territory was the Weald Forest!!
Yes i thought Robin Hood was a generic name; fitting many.
Mutch the Miller's Son appeared in the 1991 Kevin Costner version.
And in "Robin of Sherwood," the miller adopted the orphaned Robin and raised him as Much's brother.
Robin hood was real and married to Red Riding Hood.
Errol Flynn was the best Robin Hood in my humble opinion.
Nah, Cary Elwes.
I absolutely loved Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride. One of my favorite movies.
The archer in that version was Howard Hill. Every shot was filmed in real time. He made the famous arrow in the arrow shot many times until the director was satisfied with the whole scene, but Mr. Hill hit every shot perfectly. He set records for accuracy and speed of shooting.
I was watching Turner Classic Movies a while ago. They discussed the awesome sound of the arrow as it flew then hit the target. Hard to replicate.
George Segal in "The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood" (TV movie)
so wait are you really trying to tell me mel brooks robin hood men in tights is not perfectly accurate?
Yew BOW!
Anyone understand that reference? Please?
FGO
Of course you know what a bow is, and yew was the wood that it was made from.
Men, menly men, we're men in tights
If Robin Hood did steal from the rich and gives it to the poor. Would the rich people become poor. Then the poor people becomes rich & he does it all over again?
He's wouldn't be stealing that much.
I used to ask that question as a kid, it just made no sense to me!
I think it was the difference between people living in medieval luxury and people who were dying of starvation...so he was a true social justice warrior, before the term became an insult for anyone who dares to show empathy...
That's exactly what happened. He died of exhaustion in an existential crisis.
I'm sure there was a Monty Python sketch which went similar to this
Robin Hood was this Tasmanian guy named Errol Flynn.....♻
Hobbehodhod???!? What a name
Today I found out...this isnt the Today I found out channel.
Fracming or seismic?
maid marian was a fox
Williken of the Weald was the hood.
I love this channel but really more than 3 adverts in one video is way too much!
And is removing the viewing pleasure!!!
Since they stopped monetizing(?) content on channels with questionable material, the lost revenue had to be made up somewhere. They did it by adding ads to less objectional channels. For instance I recently saw a 10 minute video with 8 ads: 2 book-ending ads and 6 more spread throughout the vid. I was so amazed by the sheer number that I had to go back and count them all.
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Hunt'n Wabbits the next video I watched from this channel had an ad every two points in the top tens list, with a starting and ending ad! It’s just too much!
Weird, just had a beginning, middle and end ads. 3 total.
You tube is getting content for free and they are not paying the creators of that content a stable wage. For this reason I don't mind the ads... so long as the creators get their share.
My Teacher : shows my class Robin Hood!
Me : THE TEACHER REPECT COMMUNISTISM ROBIN HOOD COMFRIMED!
My Classmates : draws Soviet Russia flag and throws at teacher)
haha, disney even messes up the name... Hood. duh
Man, it must have been hard to be a "skinhead" before WWII
Wait ! So robin hood isnt all just make believe ?!
The best one is Robin of Sherwood.
I like Dennis Moore better.
ofcourse they dont celebrate robin hood as the same way as other heroes because he stood as a symbol of hope against the monarchy. and the royal family wouldn't stand for it.
As if they could stop it !! And you're totally wrong, anyway! Robin Hood is fanatically loyal to Richard the Lionheart !!!
B+ for effort. You didn't mention Gisborne was dressed in a horse costume when Robin murdered him.
Robin is Catholic, and when he isn't antagonizing the Sherrif, he's usually stealing from the church.
The Norman idea of courtly love is the reason the Robin and Marian storylines were combined, and Friar Tuck is usually the link, having appeared in plays with Marian, way before Robin.
Much kind of was in the 2010 version as Johnny, and is killed in the opening battle. You have to squint, and know the lore to see the corleation.
Nottingham is not "the North of England"...Newcastle is.
Maid Marian Black how convenient for the current British government.
Fact 11: maid fox made many people a furry
Hollywood has become senile. It always repeat the same old stories...
On the same vein as Maid Marian potentially being black, could you make a video about people of color in Arthurian legends?? There are at least one or two that were arguably black, even some of whom there are illustrations, even from the original legends. T.H. White, in his much more recent retelling in The Once and Future King, adds some more. I think this topic is absolutely fascinating and would love to hear your take on it. :D
Cultural appropriation
PC rubbish !!!
@@johnsaunders2109 Cope.
I hope KIA payed you for all the times had to watch there 30 sec commercial. I am not even half way done and it has come up 3 times.
Wait.... Ten facts about a fictitious character. LOL
Possibly fictitious. Partly fictitious.
One can have facts about a fictitious character. Those facts, however,would be overwhelmingly concerned with the text (s). One could also explore other things relating to said character, such as, for instance, how many copies made or sold, dates of production of said text (s), etc. If you actually watch the video, which I suggest you do before commenting., you will be treated to many facts about Robin Hood, and you will also discover that, like many ancient personages, he was partly historic (most likely a merging of several people) and partly legend. Thus the facts.
I think their was an original Robin and other stories that happened later got sucked into the legend.
Richard Greene is Robin Hood, ,as for Much, he really is Too Much, Much..... And as for that Will Scarlet, what's wrong with Lincoln Green...
Once Upon a Time had a non-caucasian Marian (Wikipedia says she has Belizean background). I remember being pleasantly surprised that they managed to do that.
What? Little John was real? Yeah! Ok!
Gee, Hollywood doing a remake of Robin Hood. What a fine opportunity for an all female cast with Maid Marian being a guy, like the Ghostbusters did.
Sandy Degener
With how well that went...
I wish they would make an all lesbian version...
christine paris Legend has it that after discovering Spoonerisms, Friar Tuck opened a brothel.
To be fair, Chris Hemsworth was absolutely hilarious in that movie! :'D
Maid Marian? Black? Shall we say Wakanda Forever?😎
Quinten Whyte
And Idris Whatshisface would make a dandy James Bond. Uh huh.
I like the BBC version.
"people of colour" 🙄
I could have sworn his name was Locksley? Maybe that’s why you struggled to find any record of him. 🤷♂️
Examination of history and Disney’s 1973 film , if Robinhood was real he would have lived late in the the reign of Richard I or during the reign of John