Matter of the Greenwood Figure
Sir Walter Scott
- Summary
- Ivanhoe (1819) introduces Robin as Locksley and welds the legend permanently to the Saxon-versus-Norman conflict and to Richard's return - neither of which is medieval. The 1938 film and most since inherit the frame from Scott, not from the ballads.
- Dates
- 1771-1832
- Kind
- author
Worldviews
Ritson's Radical, The Technicolor Robin
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH