#robin longstride

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 137th Tilt

Sihtric Kjartansson, The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) VS. Robin Longstride, Robin Hood (2010)

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Sihtric Kjartansson, The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) Portrayed by: Arnas Fedaravičius

“Sihtric is my no.1 rn, my ride or die homie. think of me as his sapphic wingman in this tournament. he's a sweetheart who has and will kill Multiple men, and also has rlly cool hair and makes lots of fun comments 💪💪

Robin Longstride, Robin Hood (2010) Portrayed by: Russell Crowe

"There are many good and hot Robin Hoods, but I would argue that Robin Longstride might be the most wholesome, without being in the least boring. He has a sense of humor and a sense of mischief; he loves his friends and they love him; he's good with dogs and horses. He's kind! He's kind! and he has known so little kindness. Also he basically looks at Cate Blanchett's Marion like a lovesick puppy from the moment of meeting her and ME TOO, MY GUY. Me too. A man of taste. And a man who will engineer elaborate heist plots and spend all night farming for the good of a community. This man is a catch, and also built for medieval combat, and Marion deserves to explore all of that at her leisure."

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For Sihtric:

- “God he’s pretty. His feral edge and his loyalty have bewitched me.”

For Robin Longstride:

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[everafterrrrr]

Gladiator (2000)

The Good Year (2006)

American Gangster (2007)

Body Of Lies (2008)

Robin Hood (2010)

Russell Crowe to Ridley Scott is like Johnny Depp to Tim Burton. Anytime these two come together they make such timeless classics with Ridley being an amazing director, the way he brings his ideas & visual aesthetics to life, to Russell & the way he adapts to his role & the emotional depth he brings out in his characters. He displayed that all too well in Gladiator. I just love the way certain directors & actors connect with one another because it just makes the film that much more better🎬✍🏻

[thekenobee]

There's something I find truly beautiful in this version of the tale and it's the fact that Robin is good to Marion. Truly good, kind and polite. Before the bath scene you can hear a bit of embarassment in his voice as he asks her to help him take off his chainmail. Alternatively, he could probably have fetched one of the servants to help him undress but instead he just stands there helpless, with heart on his sleeve and nothing but kind words at his aid. Not to mention, he does that in most kind, polite voice one could muster. He's truly patient with her, doesn't mind sleeping with hounds on the floor of her chamber or by the fire in the dining room so as not to wake her after having planted the seeds in the pouring rain. He does tease her but it's a friendly bickering—it's never his intention to assert his dominance or make her feel small. And of course, the small gestures. Helping her mount the horse, fending off the Sheriff, the mentioned already planting the ground and carrying her all the way far from the battlefield..

Some call it love.

Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe in Robin Hood

A simple gesture

[wewererogue]

"We are men of the hood, merry now at your expense."

— Robin Longstride / Robin Hood (dir. Ridley Scott, 2010)

[thevoicefromanotherworld]

"OF COURSE MY LADY"

Soooo, yesterday I watched Robin Hood and couldn't resist to write a fic with my beloved Russell, so here it is!

I hope you like it!

The situation in the kingdom of England was unsustainable.

King John had issued a royal decree stating that anyone who offered shelter or asylum to the outlaw known as Robin Longstride would be severely punished.

Everyone knew what kind of punishment he was referring to. Betrayal of the king and therefore of the crown he wore was only paid for in one way: death.

Jhon's wife, Queen Jimena, could not bear to see what the country was becoming due to her husband's tyranny. She wanted everyone to live free and in peace, without having to pay exorbitant taxes to the crown simply because the king wanted to see his people bleed.

Jimena knew that he found pleasure in the suffering of others, especially the weakest. That is why she was forced to turn to the only person who could end all that pain.

Early in the morning, when the sun was still hidden behind the mountains, she got out of the bed she shared with the king and quietly made her way to the stables, where after saddling her horse, pulling on the hood of her robe, and opening the gate as quietly as possible, she rode across the fields on her way to her destination: Sherwood Forest, said to be the home of the man they called Robin Hood.

Jimena urged her horse on, digging her heels into its flanks, making it ride faster. She had to get there quickly and back before the sun set, otherwise the king would start asking questions and that was the last thing she needed.

When she turned onto the path that led to the forest, she felt several eyes watching her. She pulled on the reins of the animal to make it trot. She didn't want them to be afraid of her, on the contrary, she wanted them to see that she wasn't looking for trouble.

She advanced a little further, until several children stood in front of the horse, with the pikes of their lances pointed at her. The animal reared up for a moment, frightened, but Jimena gently patted its mane and little by little it calmed down.

"Who are you and what are you doing here at such an untimely hour?" asked the one wearing a mask made of bear fur over his face.

"I won't hurt you," she began, raising her hands so they could see that she was not armed. "I just came to talk."

"With whom?" asked another of the children. "There's no one here who wants to talk to someone like you," he murmured, gesturing with his head. "Go now if you want to keep your life."

"Please," she begged, "I need your help. I don't know who else to turn to."

"Children, what have I told you about the strangers?" -a voice that emerged from behind them intervened- you must not trust them, that is true, but if it is a lady who implores our help, you must treat her with respect -he said- Have you understood me?

-Yes -the children answered in unison, he nodded-

-Okay then -he looked at Jimena, she could not see him, since he was wrapped in the darkness of the forest- do not worry miss, these children have promised to behave well, right? -they nodded again, he made a gesture with his hand forward- Oliver will take care of your horse while you are here -he indicated to a child to approach and after dismounting, he took his steed-

Jimena followed him into the forest, where she saw that there were several tents made with branches and large sticks. In the center of the clearing, there was a small campfire, flanked by two large trunks.

The orange reflection of the fire rested delicately on her face, drawing shadows on the ground. The man indicated that she should sit on one of the logs, in front of him.

-I heard that you came here alone in the middle of the night just to talk to me - he began, leaning back in an attitude that was relaxed but firm in equal parts - speak

Jimena removed her hood, revealing her face. The man's gaze rested on her dark eyes and the tense expression on her face.

-I appreciate you letting me into your home - she said, looking at the fire in front of them - I'm sure that if you knew who I was, you wouldn't have allowed it

-There are no ranks or social status here - she murmured, looking at her with interest - we are simply free people - she rested her elbows on her knees - tell me what the purpose of your visit is

-I need your help - she confessed under her attentive gaze - England is dying, King George's hand is crushing her neck so that almost no air is getting to her lungs - she whispered - taxes are getting higher and higher, and people can't pay them - she shook her head - I fear the day when tithes are so exaggerated that the English people can't give even a silver coin to the royal coffers

-The day that happens, King John will order the murder of everyone who can't pay - he murmured - then England will succumb to the power of a tyrannical and cruel king and the poisoned crown he wears on his head head

-Help me change that, sir -he stammered, looking at him firmly- I couldn't bear to see another family starving to death on the streets of the city – tears came to her face – this has to change, and if for that to happen you must pierce the king's throat with one of your arrows, so be it

The man looked at her with determination in his blue eyes.

-What you are saying could be considered an act of treason, milady – he warned – Are you sure you want to be part of it?

-And you? – she countered, challenging him with her gaze – you are the only one who can do something to remedy this situation

-I am an outlaw

-You are Robin Hood – she corrected quickly – and if what people said about you is true, I know you will not turn your back on an opportunity like this. You want the town to be free, don't you? – she pointed to the bow that rested at her side – that is the only way for it to be so

The man held her gaze firmly, and after observing her for a few seconds in silence, he asked:

-Who are you? -he wanted to know-

She took a deep breath before answering:

-My name is Jimena -she began- I am the Queen of England -she said- and I am here, risking my life to ask you to help me save this country from the tyranny of my husband

-I will help you, milady -he agreed- with one condition -he nodded towards the children surrounding them- give these children the life they deserve. Some of them are very sick -she said- if they are not given the necessary medicines, they will not live to see another winter

-It will be done -she promised him, nodding firmly- I am very grateful for your help, sir

-Call me Robin -he said, getting up from her place, she imitated her gesture heading towards the exit of the forest-

The boy from before gave her back her horse, and he helped her mount, even though she did not need help. Their eyes locked for a few moments, until she watched as the sun threatened to shine its first rays of morning.

-I must leave before dawn - he whispered - I count on your help, Robin

He smiled kindly before answering:

-Of course, my lady

[litcityblues]

"I am NOT a Merry Man!"

I had to work Christmas this year-- the Day Job has a rotating schedule and some years fortune smiles and some years it doesn't and this was actually the first Christmas I had worked in a few years. But being Christmas, the phones weren't ringing that much (a good thing for the Day Job-- weirdly one of those jobs where if I'm having an exciting, busy day somebody else is having a bad day) so we kicked up our feet and ended up having a Ridley Scott triple feature: Gladiator II (pretty solid and not that bad, IMO), Kingdom of Heaven (excellent as always) and after a brief dalliance with The Martian, we decided to stay on theme and threw up Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe.

Now, I did not know this movie existed and I was only tangentially aware of the Taron Edgerton/Jamie Foxx Robin Hood that followed a few years later. Having watched it, I can now safely say two things: one, this wasn't the film that Ridley Scott should have made, and two, it didn't dethrone any of the current Robin Hood Triumverate.

I think that's the key when approaching Robin Hood. Not only do you have to make a good movie that's going to make the studio some money, but you have to make an adaptation of the source material that's going to dethrone one of the current Robin Hood Triumverate. We've got three amazing Robin Hood adaptations on the board: Disney's animated version, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, and Robin Hood Men In Tights. If you're going to make me watch a Robin Hood adaptation, those are the three I'm grading it against and by golly, you best be bringing your A-game, because it's going to take a lot to shove one of them aside.

This one doesn't get the job done- but that doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad movie. What makes it frustrating is that there is the outline of a really interesting movie just sitting there that Ridley Scott would have made a beautiful historical epic out of. (True story: I had just finished The Plantagenets, so having been immersed in this period, I was annoyed watching this movie.) Ridley Scott is really good at making historical epics that have just enough history and names right that they come across as very plausible.

And that's what is frustrating. Go pick up even a basic history of the Plantagenets. There is family drama for days. Go watch The Lion In Winter-- it's not that far off the mark. Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of history's most formidable women and is begging, begging to have a movie made about her. It was messy. Go from the Shipwreck, through Stephen and Matilda and the weird civil war and the rise of Henry II and it's just perfect. It's got Oscar bait written all over it.

This self-important, 'let's make a historically accurate Robin Hood movie' thing does not.

That's not to say that Ridley Scott isn't very good at what he does. Richard II did die at Chalus Castle, as the movie shows. Not immediately, of course-- his mother made it to his bedside. And King John did piss off his barons-- eventually. Not right away, of course, and we do get the Magna Carta out of it. So in the broad outlines, Scott isn't wrong, just... early. And mashing a bunch of historical events on the same timeline into the period of a movie.

Was there a Robin Longstride in the army being badass with his buddies Will Scarlett, Little John, and Allan-A-Dale? Who knows. Does Robin get in trouble for telling the truth when the King asks how everyone's doing and he pretty much says, 'Boss we're tired, real tired, and wanna go home.' So when the King dies, they make a break for it but find Robert of Loxley, a loyal knight who, with his dying breath makes Robin promise to carry the crown back home to tell them that Richard II is dead. Robin does so and then continues the charade all the way back to Nottingham where he meets Maid Marian (Cate Blanchett) and Robert's father Walter (Max von Sydow).

Turns out, people are heavily taxed and it sucks. Friar Tuck brews his own ale on the side and it's good. There is a gang of orphans who dress like Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins and run around the woods. The French are about to invade and the barons are pissed off at King John, it turns out Robin's father was a stonemason/philosopher who dreamed of a Charter of Rights, so the people could be governed by laws and not just the whims of a King.

Y'all know where this is going, right? There's a big battle on the beach. Robin saves Marian. He has a bad-ass shot of him pulling back his bowstring ready to shoot someone and does. Everyone goes home happy- save for Robin, who has pissed off King John with his demand for a charter of rights so he declares him an outlaw. But it's cool because he and Marian are going to live in the forest and take care of the creepy little gang of Batman-villain orphans.

Can I tell y'all something? I didn't realize that Matthew Macfadyen was in this movie until I read the Wiki page. And while Eileen Atkins made a solid Eleanor of Aquitaine, they were apparently looking at Vanessa Redgrave, who withdrew following the death of her daughter Natasha Richardson- so think of what could have been! (And that's gotta be a tough role to step into given the fact that the last major portrayal I can think of is Glenn Close in the remake of The Lion In Winter or before that Catherine Hepburn) The cast is stacked. It's legit and it's good. As a historical period piece, this movie is not uninteresting-- but as a Robin Hood adaptation, it just falls flat. No one is having all that much fun. Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett are great actors, but their chemistry with each other is honestly wooden.

Overall: Turns out you can make a historical epic. Or you can make an adaptation of Robin Hood. But you can't really do both- as nary a mustache is twirled and no one is particularly merry. If there is to be a Robin Hood, he needs to have his merry men. Ridley Scott should have made a different movie- the Plantagenets and this time period is fertile territory for high drama, swords, and blood. This movie also serves as a warning for those contemplating bringing Robin Hood to the screen- yet again. You can be as historically accurate as you want to be, but you've got to remember to have a little fun with it. This is joyless, overly serious, and generally not worth it. My Grade: ** out of ****

[vincentdelaplage]

CINÉ CINÉMA #cineserie #cinécinéma ROBIN HOOD (2010) SYNOPSIS À l’aube du treizième siècle, Robin Longstride, humble archer au service de la Couronne d’Angleterre, assiste, en Normandie, à la mort de son monarque, Richard Coeur de Lion, tout juste rentré de la Troisième Croisade et venu défendre son royaume contre les Français. De retour en Angleterre et alors que le prince Jean, frère cadet de Richard et aussi inepte à gouverner qu’obnubilé par son enrichissement personnel, prend possession du trône, Robin se rend à Nottingham où il découvre l’étendue de la corruption qui ronge son pays. Il se heurte au despotique shérif du comté, mais trouve une alliée et une amante en la personne de la belle et impétueuse Lady Marianne, qui avait quelques raisons de douter des motifs et de l’identité de ce croisé venu des bois. Robin entre en résistance et rallie à sa cause une petite bande de maraudeurs dont les prouesses de combat n’ont d’égal que le goût pour les plaisirs de la vie. Ensemble, ils vont s'efforcer de soulager un peuple opprimé et pressuré sans merci, de ramener la justice en Angleterre et de restaurer la gloire d'un royaume menacé par la guerre civile. Brigand pour les uns, héros pour les autres, la légende de "Robin des bois" est née. BANDE ANNONCE https://youtu.be/aIpboNx8YpQ DÉTAILS 15 février 2003 en DVD / 2h 20min / Aventure, Action De Ridley Scott Par Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff Avec Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow Titre original Robin Hood CRITIQUE S’il existe de nombreuses versions des aventures de Robin des bois, celle-ci a quelque chose d’original : son Robin est un usurpateur, un homme du peuple qui fait de la politique. Il vole moins pour donner aux pauvres que pour établir une nouvelle société. Parce qu’on retrouve Gladiator dans la forêt Ridley Scott-Russell Crowe, c’est le duo gagnant du grand peplum des années 2000, dont ils cherchent à transposer la recette, avec moins de jupettes et plus de cottes de mailles. Pour apprécier cette incarnation du fameux rebelle, mieux vaut oublier les collants, les pirouettes et les élans des précédents. Taiseux, massif et rusé, plus Gabin qu’Errol Flynn, le comédien s’est fabriqué un Ro https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn37oOsMKUF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[funkymbtifiction]

Robin Hood: Robin Longstride [ISTP 9w8]

Robin Hood: Robin Longstride [ISTP 9w8]

Function Order: Ti-Se-Ni-Fe Robin is a very rational man who uses whatever opportunities arise for his own benefit; when he hears the king has been killed, he knows that if they ride hard, and assume the identities of dead knights they find along the road, they can reach England safely ahead of the hordes of people who will be escaping France. It doesn’t bother him to use fraud in this way, to…

[medievalandfantasymelee]

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[everafterrrrr]

ROBIN HOOD🏹(2010)

Dir. Ridley Scott

“Rise & Rise again until Lambs become Lions”

[speak-softly-love]

Writing/RP Muse List

Maximus from Gladiator

Jack Aubrey from Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Robin Longstride from Robin Hood

SID 6.7 from Virtuosity

Inspector Javert from Les Misérables

Jim Braddock from Cinderella Man

John Nash from A Beautiful Mind

Richie Roberts from American Gangster

Bud White from L.A. Confidential 

Jackson Healy from The Nice Guys

Russell Crowe  (respectful asks only, please. No smut)

[stabbyapologist]

King John basically got his ego hurt when the people won the battle because Robin Longstride helped lead the people to victory. So in return, he made him an outlaw. But this boi forgot that he's king and like... In essence, he just wanted his ego bolstered.

King John is a toddler throwing a tantrum, except he's 30 years old and banging a french maid.

[justreddz]

Who wore it better?

[hitchell-mope]

They do realise there’s blood on their faces right?

[edpcreations]

Russell Crowe in Robin Hood as Robin Longstride