5/11/2023 0 Comments Hood lawhead![]() He writes as if this could have been a personal history. He is thorough in his research and, as I indicated above, the subsequent setting of his book and the way the dialog and action move forward is directed by this thoroughness. The reason I bring this up is this sets the tone for the book and is indicative of Mr. Stephen Lawhead provides a compelling argument in the supplement to the book “Robin Hood in Wales” to move the Robin Hood we know and love from Sherwood Forest (and indeed from being English) to being a Welshman in Wales. I thoroughly enjoyed this even if my teenage boys found it a bit slow. ![]() It’s told primarily from the protagonist’s (aka Bran Bendigedig, the Hood) perspective and uses the etiquette, pacing and milieu of the day for dialog, action and relationships. The enemy are the Normans (and the Frank). ![]() It is a richly written tapestry of late 11th Century Britain. Hood provides a whole new look into the Robin Hood legend. ![]()
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