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viii Contents 21 Hammer and Sword: The Endless Cinema Show 235 22 Robin Gets Raunchy: The Original Men In Tights 249 23 Robin in Your Living Room: From Lincoln Green 263 to Richard Greene Epilogue 281 Appendix One: Robin in Song 285 Appendix Two: Robin on Screen 305 Index 331
Acknowledgments Firstly, before the swords start clashing and the arrows begin flying, thanks to all the family and friends for whom a chorus of “Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen” will never get old. Neither will “Robinnnnnnnnnnn . . . thehoodedman.” But especial thanks to Amy Hanson, for watching the movies and hearing the songs more often than anyone ought to; Jo-Ann Greene, who once drove through Sherwood Forest and thought it ought to be bigger (it was, once); Jen Swan for filling in some gaps; and Grey Malkin and Hester NicEilidh for their thoughts on Francis James Child and his ballads. To all at FAQ Central Headquarters, but most especially John Cerullo, Marybeth Keating, Wes Seeley, Lon Davis and Debra Davis; to Alan Merrill, Karen and Todd; Linda and Larry; Betsy, Steve and family; Jen; all at Captain Blue Hen in Newark; Chrissie Bentley; Dave and Sue; Tim Smith, Gaye Black, Oliver, Trevor and the King of the Deep; Barb East; Bateerz and family; the Gremlins who live in the heat pump; and to John the Superstar, the demon of the dry well. Author’s note Across the unfolding centuries, many of the names familiar in this story have undergone subtle (and sometimes, not-so-subtle) change. We can all see how Robyne (and occasionally Robert) Hode has become Robin Hood, but we may never agree on the correct way to spell Allen a Dale . . . is it Allan or Alan? Or even Allin? O’Dale or -a-Dale? Maid Marian or Marion or Maud? Is it Gisborne or Gisbourne? Scarlet or Scarlett (or Scathlock or Stukley or a myriad more variations)? Loxley or Locksley? For the most part, this book adheres to the spellings utilized by Francis James Child in his monumental The English and Scottish Ballads collection of antique verse. Those (and several more) alternate/earlier spellings live on, however, in direct quotations from, and reference to earlier manuscripts and ballads, a reminder that until the invention of the printing press began to standardize spelling and punctuation, peeple were once free too spel wurds any wey they liked. Rather like modern text messaging.
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