Posted on 11/23/2014 10:50:37 AM PST by ProgressingAmerica
Robin Hood was not a jacobin nor a socialist, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. But here, I will highlight where he was transformed into one.
The title of the book is: "Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads, Now Extant Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw ; to which are Prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life", authored by Joseph Ritson, who was sympathetic to Jacobinism. This book was first printed in 1795. This book is a collection of his works, which means that he was spreading this filth around in who knows how many publications in how many countries prior to collecting them. Ever wonder why now, that idea of Robin Hood as a communist is so widespread? This is why.
About Ritson's Jacobin viewpoint, see "Joseph Ritson: a critical biography", by Henry Alfred Burd. P. 177 (here)
Previous to this, most old stories of Robin Hood had him stealing from the Sheriff of Nottingham(Child Ballad 122), or, from characters such as The Bishop of Hereford. (Child Ballad 143; alt) There are a few outliers, such as Martin Parker's Ballad(154), which Ritson cites, but it was Ritson who mainstreamed this idea where no longer do the Sheriff or King John get rich via taxes, and instead, it is Robin Hood who does the redistributing.
Now, for a small examination of Ritson's writing, particularly page xlvii:
In a word, every man who has the power has also the authority to pursue the ends of justice, to regulate the gifts of fortune, by transfering the superfluities of the rich to the necessities of the poor; by relieving the oppressed, and even, when necessary, destroying the oppressor. These are the objects of the social union, and every individual may, and to the utmost of his power should, endeavour to promote them.
This kind of language seems very familiar. Who does that sound like to you?
Yeah, I think that is correct. He was not a good king.
See if you can find him as Custer (pre-’deconstruction’) in They Died With Their Boots On. It’s also full of historical inaccuracy, but equally witty and fun to watch.
It sounds like Prince John and the other looters of the land.
I remember reading Robin Hood as a little boy. Read during WWII, and thanks to Harriet the librarian (a family friend).
What I took from the story was that Prince John, in the absence of King Richard, sent his minions (principal among whom being the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham) out to collect oppressive taxes from the productive people of England. The main purpose was to enrich the nonproductive looters of the country (principal among whom being the self-same horrid Sheriff and Prince John).
There were many adventures along the way (the main purpose and appeal of the story), of course, but in the end the productive people of England had their hard-earned meager savings returned to them. Plus, of course, Robin won back both his lands and the hand of the fair Maid Marion. Thus was peace and happiness restored throughout the Kingdom.
Thanks for the BEEP!
The basic story line is pretty true to history, except for leaving out the fact that Prince John was collecting the taxes to support King Richard’s foreign adventuring.
I thought Prince John had no intention of returning any of the wealth he seized to King Richard, but rather he meant to keep all the taxes for himself and his corrupt lackeys.
Paid for the Crusade, bailed Richard out of jail in Germany ...
Robbed from the rich and the poor, and gave to himself is the way I heard it.....
That was Trayvon Hood(ie).
Great summary, dear YHAOS!
Robinhood didn’t rob the rich to give money to the poor. He robbed the government to return the money to the producers impoverished by government.
That was the ostensive reason for the tax collection, but I dont know that Prince John wanted his brother to ever return from the Holy Land or to ever use the wealth he extorted from the productive people of the Kingdom to purchase the freedom of King Richard.
Surely, History records.
Yeah. Thats what I said (I thought).
Oh, I very much doubt that he wanted his brother back. All the Plantagenets hated each other. Still, England did finance the Crusade, and Richard was bailed out.
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Stephen Lawhead’s Robin Hood is my favorite by far
Thanks for re-pinging this SunkenCiv.
I regard Robin Hood as “low hanging fruit” - this one would be super easy to take back from the progressives if more would simply attempt to take it.
Ritson is the key. They can’t keep the door locked if we pick up the key.
My pleasure.
BUMP
Genius idea, plan, and description of it, you can make the cockroaches scurry better than anyone.
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