Recently I went to see the new Robin Hood film, starring Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion. I had had a number of qualms about the film beforehand as I heard, while it was in production, that it was going to be making politi… more »

WARNING!IF YOU ARE FIFTEEN OR YOUNGER, THIS POST MAY NOT BE FOR YOUR EYES!Shoot somewhere else! :DWell, it's time for the big announcement. It is now time to discover what Wren Hunting was really about, and to learn more about what… more »

Three years ago, my dad brought home a video from the library, The Adventures of Robin Hood. It was to be watched after we went skiing for the first time, and he assured us it was a great film. That night, quite sore, we ate enchiladas and had an inc… more »

It is sad to relate that Richard Todd, the actor who played Robin Hood in Walt Disney's The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men, has recently passed away. He went with 'courage and dignity' in a fight against cancer. Here are some pics from t… more »

My friend Sophie just emailed me a fascinating little ballad about Robin Húd’. I would like to point out the word 'mickle', a Scottish word for 'great' or amazing. The part about Little John going to 'town' may be related to a particular sequence of… more »

When Child published his collection of the ballads of England and Scotland---most of which were originally about Robin Hood, friends & family---he did not include many tunes to the songs. So many years later, Bertrand Harris Bronson made another co… more »

It seems our hero has many names! Whereas we think of him with only one---Robin Hood, or in medieval spelling Robyn Hode---it may be time for an overhaul. Unfortunately, he has several. Let's begin with one from the Forester's Manuscript (some Robi… more »

This is an open letter to Brendan O'Neill, who wrote a particularly odious article for the BBC on Robin Hood. His main point, having cut his journalist eye-teeth for the Revolutionary Communist Party, is that Robin Hood is some kind of golden folk-hero… more »

If you have never watched The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men ... then allow me to highly recommend it ;) I learned about this nearly perfect film from Clement of the Glen, who has a blog devoted to the subject. Fortunately for me and… more »

Recently I watched the Mary Poppins film. It was not what I expected. The sight of her singing and snapping fingers at things and making them dance and the seemingly limitless power she had literally sent chills up and down my back. Did you ever wo… more »