robin was correct, and was fully pardoned by the rightful king richard.)Ī harp (the story of allan-a-dale, who enlisted the aid of robin hood, the merry men, and friar tuck to prevent his true love from having to marry an old & stinky bachelor as arranged by her father. robin figured richard would forgive him upon his return for upholding justice for the commoners and against the evil sheriff of nottingham and prince john while richard was away. Red deer (illegal, with the death penalty, to kill the king’s deer, it’s what robin hood and his merry men lived off of in sherwood forest. The silver bugle (kept at robin hood’s side to call his merry men if he were ever in danger)Ī sword (yes, lots of sword fights, too.) the french being the romantics that they are, praise God, added maid marian!)Ī lion (king richard the lion hearted, returned from battle to marry robin hood and maid marian) ![]() i’ll take it)Ī fleur de lis (the english legends and tales had no girls in the stories. The crown (prince john, wrongly ruling while richard was “out of town.” hmpf.)Ī beard (robin hood was handsome with brown hair & a neat beard. The silver arrow (won in an archery contest while robin hood was in disguise later shot through the window of the sheriff of nottingham with a “note” on it. Here’s what you’ll find in these two backgrounds of our forest lovers: Have a look at the painting process below, and then i'll give you a list of all the story icons i included in the background! The legend goes WAY back (my research stack was RIDICULOUSLY tall)… and range from theories of “robyn hoode” being a nickname for any outlawe in ye olde english record books, to an actual historical figure… the legend changed with the times as the populace might be mad at government (prince john, the sheriff of nottingham) at one point in history, or angry at the church (yes, friar tuck is the bad guy in a good number of versions, too!) it was a lot of fun to research the varying tellings, and there is no shortage of adventure or daring in any tale of robin hood and his merry men. These two paintings side-by-side bring the spirit of sherwood forest to life. I picture robin hood leaning against a tree being all suave and manly, while maid marian reaches up to kiss his cheek. I painted these two faerie tale feet paintings with the pair in mind. The comic series is an expanded adaptation of the successful stage play script of ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND OF SHERWOOD, written by Robert Akers and Jeff Messer, and produced to record-setting audiences by multiple theaters across the past 20 years.“just outlawe robin hood.” & “maid marian adventuriere.”įaerie tale feet paintings inspired by the many legends, histories, and tales of robin hood (and his merry men!), plus the romantic french addition to the tale of our beloved maid marian. We also pride ourselves with keeping things as historically accurate as possible, from the locations, to the look and feel of the wardrobe and appearances of the characters. We endeavor to tell a definitive take on Robin Hood that is as fun as it is thrilling for readers. This is classic story telling, with sweeping adventure, romance, drama, and some comedy! Inspired as much by Errol Flynn's Robin Hood and the 80's cult classic Robin Of Sherwood TV series, as the style of the original 1977 Star Wars movie, with more than a dash or two of Indiana Jones thrown in for seasoning, and smatterings of influence from films and plays like Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Lion In Winter, Ocean's 11 , and Lord of The Rings. The latest in the line of SHIFT special editions - we are working with a number of publishers and creators to highlight their work, and bring it to an unsuspecting public!įeaturing the sumptuous artwork of Chris Geary (creator of Kora, running in the main Shift series), this is the first chapter in new telling of the Robin Hood legend. Featuring and all new cover from Nick Percival (2000 AD).
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