Robin Hood Third Edition
Robin Hood Third Edition by J C Holt, published by National Geographic Books on May 24, 2011, offers a thorough exploration of the legendary figure of Robin Hood. This edition spans 292 pages and is presented in English. Professor Sir James Holt, a prominent historian, delves into the origins of the Robin Hood legend, separating historical fact from fiction through thirty years of research.
Readers will find a detailed assessment of the evidence surrounding the historical Robin Hood, including insights into how the tales evolved over time. Holt examines the contributions of the yeomen and gentry in shaping the narrative, revealing how elements like Maid Marian and Friar Tuck were later additions to the lore. This edition also features new illustrations and includes “The Gest of Robyn Hood,” one of the oldest surviving tales, providing a comprehensive look at the history and cultural significance of Robin Hood in Europe and Great Britain.
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“Highly recommended to all armchair swashbucklers.”—Fresno Bee
The legend of Robin Hood began more than 600 years ago. The man, if he existed at all, lived even earlier. In this definitive work, Professor Sir James Holt, one of Britain’s premier historians and author of the standard work on the Magna Carta, unravels pure invention from real possibility and offers the results of some thirty years of research.
He assesses the evidence for the historical Robin Hood and finds that the tale originated with the yeomen and hangers-on of the households of noblemen and gentry in the later Middle Ages. Parts of the story that we now take for granted—Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Robin as robber of the rich and giver to the poor, even Sherwood Forest—played little or no part in the original tales, and were added as the centuries passed and the legends grew.
The legend of Robin Hood has enthralled people from the first ballads to contemporary movies. Holt reconstructs the historical basis of the stories but never loses sight of the human imagination that sustained them. This edition includes new illustrations and The Gest of Robyn Hood, one of the oldest surviving tales.
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