Comments | wilderthan: Musing: tv - Merlin: order and disorder

wilderthan

Musing: tv - Merlin: order and disorder

Mar 27, 2010 14:14

I've been pondering this since I did my Robin Hood module, last semester. My lecturer talked about Robin Hood stories and King Arthur stories as opposed -- never popular at the same time, rarely appearing in the same text. King Arthur stories are generally popular when there is a perceived need for order. Robin Hood stories are generally popular ( Read more... )

musing, merlin, arthur, merlin (bbc), robin hood bbc, the dark is rising, uther

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wilderthan March 27 2010, 21:45:04 UTC

I'm not sure how that relates to the topic of Merlin...? Or doesn't it?

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wilderthan March 27 2010, 22:03:38 UTC

Ah, I see. Yes, I agree: I think the fact that the choice of Merlin rather than pushing the Robin Hood stories is probably somewhat a reflection of this (although mustn't underestimate the fact that the Robin Hood series was a relative flop, for motivation *snork*).