the adventures of robin hood by roger lancelyn green

I was rather impressed that at two points, Norman fathers whose daughters had married Saxons eventually chose to give up their anger for the sake of family. In history class, invasions, occupations, and colonization often ends up seeming like a done deal, but here's the evidence that all is not well even a hundred years after 1066. > The simmering tensions between the Saxons and the Normans. In Green's telling, Robin's adventures are concise and quick-the chapters would make excellent campfire reading.Īs an older reader, there were several interesting undercurrents I picked up on: At one point he's raising a ransom of King Richard, and later we're told he sent it, but.when and how did it go? We're told often that Robin robs the rich and gives to the poor, but despite hearing how he takes hundreds of pounds from corrupt church officials, we don't get much indication of where that money goes. This is definitely exciting action adventure, with Green giving the action most of the emphasis. Middle school? I think that's when I read a bunch of these Puffin Classics. I realize this was written in the 1950s and there is older stuff out there (like Ivanhoe which is on my list), but this is a good narrative style for our favorite archer. But yes I really like Robin Hood and seen a ton of movies and tv shows about him, but never actually read anything except for some okish books. I'm sure there is non-fiction, but this is a reversal tale that I think would actually work, just throwing ideas out there for others. I also wish (maybe it's already out there) someone with research would write a novel about Prince John as a good guy. I wonder if this story was political propaganda than just a simple legendary tale at times. King Richard and Prince John were actually kings of England. Reading this though with some knowledge on history you have to realize that there are some real people in this story. Robin Hood is still my all time favorite literary hero. Anyways, this is something I really should have read when I first got it because I really like Robin Hood. Another book that has just been sitting around collecting dust, kind of my reading goal this summer I'm noticing.

The adventures of robin hood by roger lancelyn green