The Anglo Saxons

ROBIN HOOD In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw, who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck, Little John, and Maid Marian may be found in the time. They say that Robin Hood and his companions lived in Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham. They were called the ‘merry men’ and used to wear green clothes, a particular shade of green, called

Pen Densham, the writer of the script, chose to both add and take away vital scenes of the story. In an original story told by H. E. Marshall, Robin Hood fought in the war alongside King Richard until he was one of the last standing. In this adaptation of the classic, Robin was never taken as prisoner. Whereas in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, One of the opening scenes shows noble Robin Hood taken prisoner in an enemy prison. Another scene changed by the movie was the meeting of Robin Hood and Little John (including the merry men). In the Classic story written by Marshall, when word of Robin Hood seeking shelter in the Sherwood forest, the Merry Men accepted Robin into their group with no question. While in the movie, Robin was stopped by Little John when trying to cross the river. Little John demanded that Robin “pay a tax” to gain access across the river. After fighting and defeating Little John, still weary the merry men allowed Robin to join in their

There are many known periods that we know lead to the development of the modern era and the Anglo-Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government, art and literature. This period is a time filled with great advancements and discoveries in government, religion, literature, and art. Cultures of Anglo-Saxon society and modern society have many similarities as well as differences. There are many differences between this period and the modern era we live in today in terms of politics, social climate, values, social hierarchy, the role of women, military, government and language. In this essay, I am going to focus on the differences of the two periods in terms of values, role of women and language in the society.

Robin who was about ten at the time, had many doors closed in his life.

his money and soon found himself hard up for cash. It was because of this that

Richard was the third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and he was given the duchy of Aquitaine, his mother’s inheritance, at the age of 11 and was enthroned as duke at Poitiers in 1172. Richard possessed precocious political and military ability, he won fame for his knightly prowess, and quickly learned how to control the

With no cash inflows, Robin will quickly consume his financial reserves and will not be able to purchase food, pay his men, or continue to outfit and provision the band. Consequently, this will leave Robin Hood and his band susceptible to attacks from a Sheriff that is getting stronger, recruiting more men, and receiving financial backing. Therefore, in order for the revolt to succeed, Robin Hood and the Merrymen do need to establish a new mission, new objectives, and a new strategy to achieve their goals.

It is true that Robin Hood stole, he was an outlaw because of it. Any person who steals from the rich in this time and gives to the poor will be arrested and likely put

This is a good example of exaggeration because it is exaggerating how Robin Hood does all these good things for the needy, when in

The first thing I will be telling you about is the Trebuchet, A trebuchet is a catapult-like engine which uses a swinging arm to throw a projectile at the enemy. It is used to throw rocks (Boulders), dead animals and humans, fireballs, and much more things. Trebuchets were apart of the attacking-defending team of the castles. This means that this would cost money because the people in the castle would need to get supplies. The reason the "Trebuchets" influenced castle construction is that when the people of the castle new that the enemies would have the trebuchets they would need to build higher walls so when things start to fly at the castle they would want to have something that would block the flying obstacles.

Robin Hood’s revolution against the sheriff began. It was a personal one. It continued for several years.

In the Anglo Saxon Period many of the vikings had power or wanted more power and dominances similarity to the Ancient Egyptians. In the Anglo- Saxon period many Vikings took over land to rule and did this for centuries. In the article, “A Brief History of the Vikings” it stated, “In the 850s they began to overwinter in southern England, in Ireland and along the Seine in France, establishing bases from which they began to dominate inland areas,” (Mason ). The vikings would raid, a sudden attack to an enemy, and steal goods, but lot of the times they took over countries and establish their own. The Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt had lot of power over their civilization. In the article, “Ancient Egypt” it said, “The pharaohs held absolute power

This incident doesn’t express social tension as Robin Hood helps a member of the gentry, who is considered to be his superior in terms of fifteenth century landed hierarchy. This shows his fluidity in dealing with and helping people

One of Robin Hood’s problems was the increasing size of his band. He was hoping that strength lay in numbers and the more Merry men he had, the better it would be for him to fight against the sheriff’s administration. He did not put enough attention into the number of people that were being recruited. The problem occurred when the number of me increased; the band turns into a big company complicating the situation and interests of the initial ideology. While more men were recruited into the organization, Robin had less face-to-face interaction with all men. The missing interaction makes things get out of control and get hard for him to enforce rules and regulations, turning

When Robin was first starting his career, it was slow, but soon took a major turn for the better. His very first performance was at the Holy City Zoo in the mid 1970’s, and that went well for him. Soon after, people started blaming him for copying others work, so he avoided going to shows for a while but quickly got back into it. He described the life of a comedian as a “brutal field.”