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Today in Labor History January 19, 1812: Luddites torched Oatlands Mill in Yorkshire, England. In order to avoid losing their jobs to machines, Luddites destroyed equipment in protest. Their movement was named for Ned Ludd, a fictional weaver who supposedly smashed knitting frames after being whipped by his boss. Luddite rebellions continued from 1811-1816, until the military quashed their uprising.
Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood
His feats I but little admire
I will sing the Achievements of General Ludd
Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire.
The sentiment for this poem comes from the fact that Robin Hood was a paternalistic hero, a displaced aristocrat who stole from his class brethren and gave to the poor; whereas Ned Ludd represented the autonomy and self-sufficiency of the working class.
The original version of Robin Hood did not give to charity. He was a folk hero not because he helped the poor but just because he harassed the rich -- robbing corrupt bishops and abbots, humiliating sheriffs, and poaching the king's deer on the royal reserves. #LegendaryWednesday#folklore#legend#RobinHood#England
I’m gutted at the news of the felling of the iconic #Sycamore at Sycamore Gap on #HadriansWall last night. Made globally famous by the scene in Costner’s #RobinHood Prince of Thieves. So it seems churlish, indeed very ‘I have my environmental history hat on’, to note that the Sycamore was introduced into #Britain in the 15-16th century, at least 300 years after the 3rd Crusade, the period in which the #Film was set. None of this detracts, of course, from the utter vandalism of last night’s act.
For #ThickTrunkTuesday this week, I'd like to present the Major Oak. With a circumference of 11 metres, this tree really does have a 'thick trunk'. It also has a canopy with a 28 metre spread, and is estimated to weigh about 23 tonnes.
The Major lives in Sherwood Forest and is somewhere around 1,000 years old, so if Robin Hood ever existed, this tree is almost sure to have met him.
A slightly drizzly Peak District visit for today's #StandingStoneSunday - Nine Stones Close stone circle, between Youlgreave and Stanton in the White Peak.
Only four stones remain of this circle. They are the biggest stones of any Peak District ring. There appears to be a relationship between the circle and the rocky tor of Robin Hood's Stride (sometimes called Mock Beggar's Hall) nearby.
Bonus stones for #StandingStoneSunday - the wonderful Nine Stones Close in the Peak District.
Four tall stones remain of this ring, the tallest of any of the Peak District's many stone circles. It has a visual interrelationship with Robin Hood's Stride, a gritstone tor described by Aubrey Burl as resembling a hippopotamus.
-A little-mentioned fact about me is that I'm a massive Robin Hood buff. I've seen just about every film and TV adaptation (They range from "Great!" to "That One with Taron Egerton") and am familiar with some of the early ballads the legend is based on (The stories of Robin Hood were originally told through song).
I'm not a huge Disney person, but Robin Hood is special to me. Probably my 2nd favorite Disney film (after my favorite, The Emperor's New Groove).
That amazing hand drawn animation in 1973 -- the songs, voices, comedy (it's SO funny) all of it. Amazing film. I first saw it when I was pretty young, as I was born in 1980. And I recently rewatched it - it holds up!
And this year is Robin Hood's 50th anniversary. Wow. Jerrod Maruyama did this awesome commemorative piece for the occasion -- 50 merry years. Love it.
The U.S. government should not be in the business of shutting down social media firms on the basis of China-hate. TikTok is no worse (and in fact seems to be far better) than various social media apps from U.S.-based firms. There's a lot of be upset with China about, but TikTok (and drone leader DJI, which also has bipartisan China-hate trying to ban it) are not where Congress should be getting involved. If Congress passes such bans and Biden signs them, there will be major court battles and courts should strike the bans down.