Reading Notes: Robin Hood, Part A

I read the Robin Hood unit for this weeks reading and storytelling. I am somewhat familiar with Robin Hood and his adventures. I decided to take notes on things that I found interesting throughout some of the stories. I might end up combing multiple elements from all the stories to create my own. I also might just retell one of the classic Robin Hood tales. I enjoyed the Ranger story the most.

• The stories are told in a ballad format
• I am not sure how easy this would be to recreate in my own story
• I like the commitment to the format and the way the author is able to describe the adventures
• Robin Hood is a showman and that is a point of storytelling
• I really like how he displays his skills with confidence and assurance
• The banter between Robin and his opponents is hilarious
• I like how neither Robin nor Little John back down from each other
• It seems Robin met a true match and a true friend that day
• The rhyming and singing pattern of the story can sometimes make it difficult to understand
• I do appreciate the element that this adds to the stories
• The combat goes back and forth between Robin and Forester
• I really like how Robin enjoys the competition of another competent fighter
• Robin Hood shows great resolve during combat as he never concedes when he is down
• I like how Robin values friendship and brotherhood so much 
• He offers competent fellows a place among Robin and his archers
• I think it is respectable and also makes Robin Hood a more likable character when he includes others

I think that after reading all of these different stories I will most likely create my own. I do no plan on recreating the ballad format, and I think I can get creative with a new adventure that Robin Hood and his friends embark upon. 

(A man dressed as Robin Hood. Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Bibliography:  Robin Hood Unit from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child. Source: UnTextBook