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Robin Hood: The Green Lord of the Wildwood
  
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Robin Hood: The Green Lord of the Wildwood (Paperback)

by John Matthews (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Gothic Image Publications (Aug 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0906362245
  • ISBN-13: 978-0906362242
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 704,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully in-depth and readable book., 5 April 2000
By Ms. Marion G. Woolley "mamabrijit" (Caerdiff, Wales) - See all my reviews
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That familiar tale of the charming and honourable outlaw, his bunch of very merry men and his noble lady Marian: we all know it. Yet this book is very special in it's approach to the age old tale, it actively seeks to reaffirm the links between Robin of Sherwood (or Loxley or the Green Wood) and that most ancient of symbols, the Green Man. It does this with large lashings of logic, copious quantities of research and plenty of verse. Despite the academic quality of the contents it is highly readable and split into short titled sections with many illustrations and the added indulgence of try-it-yourself pathfinding on the subject. Highly recommended for anybody who enjoys native folk law and mythology and for rediscovering our ancient stories and beliefs. It also provides some very interesting variation and insights into the modern day story.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but untrustworthy...., 29 Mar 2004
A good book examining the mythic origins of the Robin Hood legend is needed. But this book isn't quite it. To be fair, Matthews knows the Robin Hood legend better than many mythicists. But the book is ilttered with inaccurate dates, and sometimes his arguments are based on those incorrect dates. It is a bigger problem than a few typos. I stopped counting at 20 errors. I find it harder to trust his opinion on subjects I don't know. It's a shame - a more carefully edited book would have been useful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but with some mistakes, 11 Nov 2009
By Kristie Macknight - See all my reviews
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I found this book very interesting,and certainly it has made me want to read other books about Robin Hood, but I found the authors arguments somewhat flawed. Just because he wants something to be true - doesn't make it so. In one chapter he seemed to dismiss some documentary evidence pertaining to a possible historical Robin Hood purely because it didn't fit in with his theory. Also, he based an argument on the wearing of Lincoln green - without seeming to understand that Green or Greyne was the type of cloth - not the colour. I think the book may be a good starting point - but the "evidence" is to be taken lightly.
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