Robin Hood
The Myth The story of Robin Hood comes from oral tales about a late 13th or early 14th century man. The stories were not written down until at least 1492, when the Gest of Robyn Hoode was written down.
The Gest of Robyn Hoode LYTHE and listin, gentilmen, That be of frebore blode; I shall you tel of a gode yeman, His name was Robyn Hode. Robyn was a prude outlaw, [Whyles he walked on grounde; So curteyse an outlawe] as he was one Was never non founde.
Robin Hood He probably is based on a person from Yorkshire, in a region called Nottinghamshire, where he lived in Sherwood Forest with a band of robbers and peasants. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/EnglandYorkshireTrad.png
Robin Hood
Robin Hood In the popular versions of the myth, Robin is said to have lived in England and had his adventures while King Richard the lionhearted was away on the Third Crusade. In his absence, Prince John, Richard’s younger brother schemed against the control that their mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the regent, William Longchamp had over England and their other lands.
Robin Hood While Richard was on Crusade, he spent a lot of the treasury on his efforts to regain the Holy Land, and raised taxes and took huge loans. He sold offices, and once said he would sell even England if he could get enough money to pay for the Crusades that way. He still earned a reputation as a strong man and brave soldier, getting the nickname Lionhearted.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood The Crusades were a series of religious wars where Europeans tried to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control. The first was in 1096 and lasted until 1099 when the European Christians were successful in taking most of Israel, Lebanon, Syrian and Jordan. The rest of the Crusades were unsuccessful, and by the 1290s almost all of the land gained was lost. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Near_East_1135.svg
Film Versions We are comparing these three versions of the story -
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938-director Michael Curtiz This version goes into a lot of back story about the fight between the Saxons and Normans in England. The Saxons invaded England in the 400s and the Normans invaded in 1066. Their fight for power over England is the central issue. Errol Flynn Robin Hood Olivia de Havilland Maid Marian Basil Rathbone Sir Guy of Gisbourne Claude Rains Prince John Patric Knowles Will Scarlett Eugene Pallette Friar Tuck Alan Hale Little John Melville Cooper High Sheriff of Nottingham Ian Hunter King Richard the Lion-Heart Una O'Connor Bess Herbert Mundin Much
Robin Hood 1973 director Wolfgang Reitherman This version focuses on the fight between the ruling family in England in the 1100s and early 1200s. The Plantagenet dynasty was famous for violent family conflicts. Roger Miller Allan-a-Dale - The Rooster (voice) Peter Ustinov Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice) Terry-Thomas Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice) Brian Bedford Robin Hood - A Fox (voice) Monica Evans Maid Marian - A Vixen (voice) Phil Harris Little John - A Bear (voice) Andy Devine Friar Tuck - A Badger (voice) Carole Shelley Lady Kluck - A Chicken (voice) Pat Buttram Sheriff of Nottingham - A Wolf (voice) George Lindsey Trigger - A Vulture (voice) Ken Curtis Nutsy - A Vulture (voice)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves- 1991 director Kevin Reynolds Kevin Costner Robin Hood Morgan Freeman Azeem Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Marian Dubois Christian Slater Will Scarlett Alan Rickman Sheriff George of Nottingham Geraldine McEwan Mortianna Michael McShane Friar Tuck (as Micheal McShane) Brian Blessed Lord Locksley Michael Wincott Guy of Gisborne Nick Brimble Little John This version focuses more on the Crusades and the destruction of the peasant class by evil nobles.
Film Versions By looking at excerpts of these three films we can examine the different films for Accuracy “Present mindedness”- how does the time the film was made influence the final product? Inaccuracy Differences between the two films and guess why these happen. Why did the film makers CHOOSE to alter their telling of the story?