Robin Hood’s Origins, Little John & The Trickster

We summarize Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood’s Prologue, on the green-clad Robbing man’s origins and his meeting, being beat by, and joining forces with Little John.  Then we discuss Robin Hood as a proper response to the illegitimate and ravenous leader as well as his being a trickster figure that draws attention to problems in leadership, which lead either to corrections or bigger problems and even systemic collapse.     Robin Hood, a lad of eighteen, is mocked by the King’s foresters on his way to an archery contest.  He walks away and one of them shoots an arrow past his head.  He turns and shoots that man dead and escapes into Sherwood Forest, where he lives as the leader of a band of outlaws.   One day Robin Hood goes around in search of whatever he can find.  He passes all sorts of people and comes to a border with a bridge crossing a river and sees a giant man on the other side.  Words are exchanged, and they meet on the bridge and words come to blows.  Robin Hood has discarded his bow and gotten a stout oaken staff, and for an hour or two no man is the better.  But finally Little John knocks him into the water.  Laughing, the outlaw emerges, and when his men arrive, they beat and then accept and christen their new comrade.   RH on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10148/10148-h/10148-h.htm   Jonathan Pageau’s Robin Hood: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GLGQRr2BM8vHfUBy1BsbM?si=5b436210cd9e4891   The Emerald: Tricksters https://open.spotify.com/episode/23wxZblaSN2AGiySe94wJl?si=fedb567231c8473c   Thank you for the likes! A comment and a subscribe really helps us out!     For the video: https://youtu.be/WeKojww2hkk   For more in this podcast, please go to: Podbean: https://benomtad.podbean.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-benomtad/id1748320863 YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@scissorsandpaper/videos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kJPGlaJjGVyLa9AKhci6t?si=8XXrX9FUT3CU71reCfA5kQ X: https://x.com/Benomtad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benomtad   About our guest: Ian Reclusado is currently off exploring the poetic wilds of psychology, neuroscience, and spirituality.  He also offers guidance services for those interested in delving into their own inner wilderness. You can find his weekly dispatches at www.thekindknife.com or follow him on Instagram: @ian_reclusado   I plan to conduct more interviews with various guests, so please check back later for those.