![]() ![]() The pagan flavor of the series has also made its way into the popular imagination – Carpenter decided that Robin would not just be a man who decided to fight an oppressive regime, but would be specially chosen for his destiny by Herne the Hunter, an antlered forest god who spoke to Robin via the (consensual) possession of an unnamed shaman, played by John Abineri. The introduction of the Saracen ex-assassin Nasir (played by Mark Ryan) came about more or less by accident, but the character’s presence was significant enough that the writers of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves included their own Muslim character, under the impression that this was a standard element of the Robin Hood legend. Robin Of Sherwood brought new elements to the centuries-old Robin Hood story, and incorporated them so fully that they have become part of the legend itself – until Robin of Sherwood, the outlaws never had a Muslim companion. Carpenter was clear from the beginning that he wanted the outlaws to feel like young, idealistic revolutionaries, plucky underdog Saxons in a class struggle against the colonising Normans, represented onscreen by Nickolas Grace’s perpetually bad-tempered Sheriff of Nottingham and Robert Addie’s hapless Guy of Gisbourne. Peter Llewellyn Williams, who played Robin’s foster brother Much, was only nineteen when filming began, and had no formal training – but in fact most of the outlaw side of the cast were not much older than he was, with Phil Rose, who played the kind and knowledgeable Tuck, being the oldest of the band, in his early thirties when filming began. Judi Trott was an intelligent, determined Marion who held her own fighting with the rest of the outlaws, with a pre-Raphaelite look that complemented Praed’s fey athleticism. Ray Winstone had already appeared in Scum, Quadrophenia, and the gangland drama Fox, establishing his gritty credentials and bringing a tougher, darker energy to the band of outlaws (no longer in green tights and not called the Merry Men, at least not on screen) as a tormented and vengeful Will Scarlet. Michael Praed’s charismatic-yet-otherworldly presence as Robin was the perfect match for the show’s aesthetic, and the more down-to-earth Little John, played by Clive Mantle, was his ideal right-hand man. After venturing to Nottingham, he saved Stutely and three of his allies from hanging, who then led him to refuge in Sherwood forest, where he set up camp, with several tree houses to live in.Much of the success of the show was down to the spot-on casting and the chemistry between the performers. With the help of Edward, and his son, he escaped the castle, but departed with grave news of his homeland, and grave news of his friend, Stutely, who was to be hanged in Nottingham. He then seeks after Godwin, but sadly only manages to find Edward, Godwin's servant, who informs him that his lord has disappeared, and that Will Stutely knew that Robin was well alive, and that the Sheriff's allegations were false, with the sole reason to steal his lands. Thereafter, Robin ventured to Lincoln only to discover that the town is seething with the Sheriff's guard. After returning from the Holy Land, he found out that his father had died of old age, and had his lands confiscated after proclaiming Robin as deceased during the Crusade. At the start of the Third Crusade, Robin joined under the banner of king Richard. In his youth, he was often found in the company of Maid Marian, a Norman girl of noble birth from Nottingham. Lord Godwin, was a good friend of his father's and his godfather, and under his guidance he learned the use of sword and bow. ![]() ![]() Robin was born to the Lord Locksley, sometime in the High Middle Ages, probably in the area around Sherwood forest, Nottingham or Yorkshire, but during his youth, he frequented in Lord Godwin's estate in Lincoln Caste, Lincolnshire. His story is loosely based on the ballads and stories of Robin Hood, and his birthplace, Locksley, is based on Walter Scott's fictional interpretation, even though, incidentally, there is a village in South Yorkshire called Loxley, to where most of early ballads point to the birth of the legend. Robin Hood is the legendary outlaw during the Middle Ages, leader of the Merry Men of Sherwood, son of the Lord Locksley and the titular character of the game. ![]()
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