Robin Hood's Death

About this episode

The episode explores a story about a middle-aged Robin Hood and the implications of blood-letting, followed by a discussion on related historical topics.

A middle-aged Robin Hood is convinced a blood-letting will be the perfect cure for a chronic illness, but a mysterious old woman he meets in the woods suggests he may be about to lose too much blood… This story is based on the ballad Robin Hood’s Death and other Robin Hood ballads, and is followed by a discussion of medieval monks and blood-letting, the debate over the date of Robin Hood’s adventures, and the mysterious figure of the bean-nighe… Website: www.julietteharrisson.co.uk Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome: https://books2read.com/u/b6XGkM Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece: https://books2read.com/u/mK5oaL Creepy Classics music written and composed by Ed Harrisson © This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com

Topics covered

• Robin Hood
• blood-letting
• medieval monks
• bean-nighe

Keywords

• chronic illness
• ballad
• medieval history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece

Books & works: Robin Hood's Death, Robin Hood’s Death, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece

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