Rod reed and joseluis salinas the cisco kid comic art, comic books. Robin hood jose luis salinas character sketches, character design, robin. Robin is originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of robert, derived from the prefix ro hrod, old germanic, meaning fame and berht, meaning bright, and the suffix in old french diminutive. Each sectionchapter features a new adventure in which robin hood gains a new friend, plays a prank, rights a wrong, or wins a.
The film is based on the legends of robin hood and reynard the fox, a 12thcentury alsatian fairy tale character, but uses anthropomorphic animals rather than people. Robin hood is a tall man with broad shoulders and wears his blond hair and beard very long. Merry men, robins closest confidants are will stutely, little john, friar tuck. As fellow rogues, john and robin behave as honorable thieves, their goal being to rob the rich to feed the poor. Robin hood year 1946 royal doulton character jug whatis. Before joining robins band of merry men, friar tuck went by another name. Little john, a brown bear, is robin hood s best friend and most loyal partner.
Pyles the merry adventures of robin hood has an episodic structure. Robin hood is a 1973 animated film produced by walt disney productions, first released in the united states on november 8, 1973. The merry adventures of robin hood summary book reports. The merry adventures of robin hood and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Choose from 500 different sets of robin hood characters flashcards on quizlet. Robin hood is a figure of english legend and folklore dating to the late middle ages. The little known roger of sherwood forest in the young heroes anthology, issues thirty five to thirty seven, published by american comics group in the 1950s. The adventures of robin hood is a 1938 american technicolor swashbuckler from warner bros. Not to be confused with will scarlet, robins nephew and newcomer to the. Although robin hood is often shown as an outlaw who chooses to rob from the rich to help the poor people, in this animated version, he is shown mainly attacking prince john and his agents, who have impoverished nottingham with high taxes. Robin is skilled at sports and hunting, and is a very cunning man. The characters of ridley scotts epic and darker and edgier version of the legendary story of robin hood. The sheriff is the legal authority in the robin hood legends, appointed by the king, so one could also argue that the king, as well as the law, was robin hood s enemy as.
Like robin, he wears a dark green tunic and a feathered cap. The popular stories of little john defeating robin in a fight with staffs, of robins besting at the hands of. Robin hood is the leader of a band of men who are outlaws, hiding from the sheriff of nottingham. Pages in category robin hood characters the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Robin hood is a noble outlaw and uses his status as a thief and criminal to subvert the sheriff of nottingham and famously steal from the rich to give to the poor. Marshs childrens book robin hood appeared in 1865, as did a penny dreadful entitled little john and will scarlet 1865. In the many legends of robin hood, robin has tricked the sheriff countless times and has managed to kill him twice.
It changed to the black and white comic book format 1941 into 1945 and transferred. Minor characters associated with robin hood in ivanhoe shmoop. The sheriff, in order to lure robin hood into the city, disguises his plans as an archery contest. It is the twentyfirst animated feature in the disney animated canon. Thus, he has often appeared in other films and tv series that do not revolve around the legend in strictest terms, and some other characters have played a robin hood like role. The first robin hood was often a brutal and selfish yet also honorable figure, an antihero loved perhaps paradoxically by many social classes and loathed by authorities. Fiction books that are about robin hood, or feature him as a character. Bran, the robin hood character, is not the good guy at first but a womanizing, duty shirking prince. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this robin hoods adventures study guide and get instant access to the following characters.
The merry adventures of robin hood and millions of other books are available for. This page summarizes some of the most common elements of the legend, taken from. Robin hood portrays the character of little john as a muslim named yahya. This version does a great job of introducing robin hoods men and giving more depth to the characters than a movie. The theme song for the film played during a tmobile commercial during the 2014 super bowl. Looks like kaa the snake also headed to jolly old england and changed his name to sir hiss. Here you will find fabulous stories about how all robins men join the greenclad outlaw bandwill scarlet, the miller, allan a dale. The name robin is a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname. I was wondering if anyone could recommend some good movies or comics about robin hood or characters similar to that personality type. It was the first feature which began production after walt disneys death, although some elements were taken from an earlier aborted production reynard the fox, see below which disney had been. Learn robin hood characters with free interactive flashcards. Character index for all things based on or inspired by the myth of robin hood. List of disney characters simple english wikipedia, the. These men are often outlaws not because they are bad at heart, but.
He is the leader and he believes in justice and is friend of all good people. The merry adventures of robin hood characters gradesaver. The merry adventures of robin hood, as the title would suggest, focuses largely on the protagonist, robin hood. This item is one in my own collection which is one of my favorites its robin hood the first design year 1946 hand painted under the glaze every jug individual even in color for example i have 3 of this one and they are different around the face areas mainly.
Robin hood was the only character besides freelanceto have an entire. This unofficial fansite is managed exclusively by robin hood fans. The film is referenced in mel brooks 1993 film robin hood. Based on the novel the merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle, and adapted by. This backfired on him, and robin hood managed to both win the contest, receive the prize, as well as safely get away from the sheriff. Jun 12, 2010 there are many reused clips in robin hood my ohter video, reused disney animation the jungle book turned up to be very good it would be a fun project since like the jungle book it is one of. Legend adventure summary of content main characters robin hood. In his novelistic treatment of the tales, pyle thus developed several characters who had been. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by. Robin hood is a celebrated folk hero and a kind of good thief, but the earliest stories about robin hood depict a far different character. The old letters in which they were printed are very difficult to read, but now, in this little book, you will find the stories easy both to read and to understand. Merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle through quotes from the novel. The merry adventures of robin hood remains in print to this day, and his other books, frequently with medieval european settings, include a fourvolume set on king arthur that cemented his reputation. The part of hood is played by a man named bran and how he started becoming the robin hood figure starts in this book as well the introduction of some of the characters we know.
Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. Resource guide the adventures of robin hood blinn college. Storytellers continue to add new stories and new characters to the legend. Robin s mother was know a widow and lived in the forest by herself in her cabin the robin s father built. The popular stories of little john defeating robin in a fight with staffs, of robins.
A nobleman becomes the vigilante robin hood who protects the oppressed english. Robin hood and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. We can figure out three things about robin hood at least scotts robin hood from this list of actions. Howard pyle the novel merry adventures of robin hood who got famous in nottingham shire, author howard pyle wrote inspired by the tales and legends about a famous outlaw from the th century who was helping the poor by taking away from rich. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and. In 1946 it disappeared with the collapse of angloamerican. He even sings all the many songs in the book in character very well. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the crusades before returning to england to find his lands. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. That said, only thing is, other than robin they are still using the same handful of characters hook, emma, regina, etc. Like most of pyles works, robin hood is morally earnest. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as harper.
Of course disneys robin hood is somewhat notorious for using recycled characters and animation. Disneys robin hood is by far one of the best movies, the walt disney family has produced. This book has 68 pages and was uploaded by paw broon on september 8, 2019. Mouseplanet taking another look at robin hood by wade. Fictional robin hood 114 books meet your next favorite book.
Robin deciding to stick around in nottingham where he. May day, the characters of friar tuck, alanadale, and maid marian entered into. Reused disney animation robin hood should i make this. Since robin hood is a character in the public domain, there is no restriction on his use. From this, the story teaches to not scheme against someone for selfinterest and greed. Whether robin hood was a historic figure or at least based on more than one historic is a controversial subject. Merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle, first edition. Of all the characters in this book who wear disguises and there are a lot, including ivanhoe, king richard i, wamba, cedric, even waldemar fitzurse we think robin hood has the best. The characters of the movie are all animals, robin hood is a fox, liitle john is a bear, king john is a lion, marion is fox in order to be able to couble with. This page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. The adventures of robert of nottingham, the son of robin hood. While still a youth of eighteen, robin hood encounters a man who makes fun of him and shoots an arrow at him while robin is on his way to an archery contest.
The first is that he loves disguises and fake names. In his novelistic treatment of the tales, pyle thus developed several characters who had been mentioned in only one. They were written many, many years ago by men whose names have been forgotten. Published by charles scribners sons, publishers, new york, 1946.
May 27, 2009 taking another look at robin hood by wade sampson. The merry adventures of robin hood by howard pyle remains the best book available for young readers on this enduring folk hero. Taken from robin hood 1991 vhs part of walt disney black diamond classics. Robin hood is the fictional protagonist of walt disney productions series 21st animated feature film robin hood 1973. But theres beenthere is a whole universe of characters to use, and i hope they meet that potential. Robin hood is voiced by shakespearean and tony award winning actor brian bedford.
There are lots of different robin hood stories out there. The main characters include robin hood, maid marian, and the merry band of outlaws, including will stutely, little john, friar tuck, and allanadale. This book has 52 pages and was uploaded by prime user on march 1, 2008. When prince john and the norman lords begin oppressing the saxon masses in king richards absence, a saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.
The character is based on the legendary archer robin hood whose earliest recorded literary appearance was in william langlands 14th century narrative poem, piers plowman. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Robin hood characters character designs that i made for a game project. When those restrictions were lifted in 1946, the canadian comic book. Robin hood is a fictional character, a comic book outlaw published by dc comics. Robin hood was reprinted another two times in 1946, once in 1955, nine times in 1964, and once in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969. He contributed to jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood, the rescuers, and the fox and the hound. Pyle transforms the sly robin hood of the medieval sourceballads into a hero who is upright, compassionate, and unflinchingly honest. The main characters include robin hood, maid marian, and the merry band of. Apr 16, 2018 taken from robin hood 1991 vhs part of walt disney black diamond classics.
Mouseplanet taking another look at robin hood by wade sampson. In his novelistic treatment of the tales, pyle thus developed several characters who. Minor characters associated with robin hood allanadale. Some canadian copies feature a trailer for the sword in the stone at the start. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the.
The novel is notable for taking the subject of robin hood, which had been. Any ed material included on this site serves entertainment purposes, and is used with utmost respect for the original creators. For example, the early stories say robin hood was not a nobleman. Robin hood is an anthropomorphic fox and the titular protagonist of disneys 1973 animated feature film of the same name. Robin wanted his fathers job, but the sheriff wouldnt let robin get his fathers job and wants him and his mother were to leave their house. The character of robin in these first texts is rougher edged than in his later. Its nice to have funko pops, but i am partial to figures with real proportions and looking like who theyre based on. As one can see, many of these legends contradict each other. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman.
List of films and television series featuring robin hood. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the. With cornel wilde, anita louise, jill esmond, edgar buchanan. He contributed to jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood, the. Jim hensons labyrinth contains a panshot of sarahs book collection, including a book version of robin hood with the title character pictured on the front cover. He helps the poor because he thinks its the right thing to do. He wrote an original work, otto of the silver hand, in 1888.
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