Museum Replicas is now pre-ordering the new licensed "Robin Hood" sword. They show an e xp ected ship date of May 2010. The video says it is 1075 carbon steel, and of couse, is being made by Windlass.

Very interesting:
http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1254-sw ... -hood.aspx

Very cool. That video shows some of the great detail... i'm not sure those little blue stones in the hilt do it for me though.

very nice. i like the scabbard a lot better than the sword though...

I'm not impressed, sadly. I'd much prefer a quality replica of Brian Blessed's sword from Prince of Thieves

Very nice. The scabbard/belt combo looks beautiful. I wonder how much $$$ they'll want for the scabbard?

The narrator was hilarious! I like the blade and the overall shape of the hilt, but its too... fancy. I think the "Rise and rise again until lambs become lions" would have worked MUCH better if it was along the crossguard and also in latin. Too me, the hilt looks like it was inspired by some old ugly costume jewelery.

I like it overall, although I'm not too excited about the stones on the grip. I can think of better places than on the grip. I think a nice inlay in the wood would have been nice. It's definatelty a "fancy" blade, but it does have a nice hand-made look to it. I may have to think about this one. Lets see, a new sword or new sod for the front yard.....hmmmmm????

[quote=""Steel Servant""] I may have to think about this one. Lets see, a new sword or new sod for the front yard.....hmmmmm????[/quote]

Steel, how can you even waver about it?
Go for the MC Sod!
Sooner than you think it will be ultra scarce and the price on ebay will be out of sight!

[quote=""Deimos""]Steel, how can you even waver about it?
Go for the MC Sod!
Sooner than you think it will be ultra scarce and the price on ebay will be out of sight![/quote]

AAAAhhhh, how true.

Thinking back over the years, I am amazed at some of the things I have blown off or put on the back burner to spend the money instead on a sword. People who are not into swords would never understand. I hate to use the word, but it is an obsession. Do they have a program for this at the Betty Ford Clinic?

I hate to use the word, but it is an obsession.

ofcause you hate that word,steel servent,my freind.
and you might bee right at some points,at this aspects .

.but in another matter of mind ,you might cance ,the word opsession into ,a (passion )of you interest,in swords and history.
its a passion wee all share in this forum ,not an obsession .

Eggs-actly. It's a passion, not an obsession. Everyone is passionate or interested in something to some degree. Some people like wasting all their money on booze for a brief time of "fun" that they won't remember 24 hrs later. I can think of far more ridiculous things to spend money on than swords. In fact, the most important I can think of is whatever makes us happy... life should be enjoyed.

Well spoken, my friends. Well spoken! And it certainly is a passion. One I enjoy very wholeheartedly.

By the way, when did you add that Thulsa Doom quote to your sig?


Oh and on the topic of the sword itself, the stones don't bother me at all. Makes it unique. And I love the quote on the grip (they could have easily ruined the blade with that). Am I the only one completely turned off by the pommel? YAWN. Some slight geometric changes and that would work. But I like the blue stones. Gives it a unique color palette.

im not crazy about it. i do like the scabbard a lot but the blue stones and the hilt and pommel in general just turn me off. the blade is very nice though. do you think that it is a battle ready piece or just for display? Probably a rat tail tang is my thought.

I like it. The stones are alright, but I think it just looks to un-robinhood-ish. That's just me though.

[quote=""Fingolfin""]I like it. The stones are alright, but I think it just looks to un-robinhood-ish. That's just me though.[/quote]

Not just you. I think it's a pretty nice looking sword. Stones are a bit over-the-top, but not a deal-breaker--I could live with it.

But "un-robinhood-ish" nails it exactly. VERY "un-robinhood-ish".

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I think this would have been a much better choice: http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/alb ... dhjalt.htm

Out of curiosity, what would strike you guys as "Robin Hoodish"? I've been reading the IMDB page for the film lately (something I'm better off not doing) and have heard some insane stuff. I just wrote a research paper on Robin Hood in traditional literature (as an antihero, but I discussed his origins and plausibility in history a bit) so I'm interested to know what views people have on the story. It's certainly apparent that this film is stepping on toes of those past impressions but I'd like to know where those impressions come from.


And I highly doubt it's rat-tail. Windlass generally makes their blades somewhat functional. I'm willing to bet this is at least as good as their usual stuff (like the Kingdom of Heaven line) if not better.

I think the sword looks quite noble and...Er...Something that a noble would own.

And at least from that one Robin Hood film I watched with Errol Flynn in it (goodness gracious, I've gotta read up on Robin Hood a lot more), he was a noble and a knight before he got his estate seized by Richard's brother, so I find it completely plausible that he'd have a more ornate sword. At least based on that one Errol Flynn film.

[quote=""Sedhal""]Out of curiosity, what would strike you guys as "Robin Hoodish"? It's certainly apparent that this film is stepping on toes of those past impressions but I'd like to know where those impressions come from.[/quote]

[quote=""Jamanticus""]...at least from that one Robin Hood film I watched with Errol Flynn in it... he was a noble and a knight before he got his estate seized by Richard's brother, so I find it completely plausible that he'd have a more ornate sword..[/quote]

Almost my entire picture of Robin Hood comes from Juvenile lit – I’m even vague on the Errol Flynn movie.

It may not be historically accurate, and likely isn’t, judging by what Jamanticus and Sedhal have said.
But that is the only Robin Hood I have e xp erienced.

And if he had a sword in those stories, --which I can’t recall one way or the other-- it was likely a plain sword, because the stories emphasized RH the archer.
And a sword wasn’t shown, at least not obviously, in any of the stories’ illustrations.

There was a BBC series –I think it was BBC—that was called Robin of Sherwood. I never watched it.
If anyone followed the series, how was Robin Hood portrayed in it, and did he carry a sword, ornate or otherwise?

He was an archer, yes, but a sword would be an essential tool back then for someone in his position. I read a few stories that had him using a sword, including Pyle's well-known Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (which I'm assuming wasn't very plain, as the characters show recognition that it is indeed Robin Hood's sword -- so it sets itself apart from the rest somehow), and a more recent children's picture book as well. Considering his origins in Ivanhoe, and the crusades, one would assume he was trained in swordfighting and carried one as well. And in the earliest ballads he and his men were depicted being very skillful with swords too. Besides, that bow only does you so good when the battle heats up. And that's not to mention the swords in both recent Robin Hood movies being passed down from his father (I'm assuming in this one, too) or some other source. It's a symbol of his noble heritage.

[quote=""Sedhal""]By the way, when did you add that Thulsa Doom quote to your sig?[/quote]

I guess that was three or four months ago.

I like it

Museum Replicas has now listed more items in their "Robin Hood" line. Most are clothing, but they now have the scabbard, belt, pouch combo you see in the video:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1296-ro ... pouch.aspx

That is a good looking scabbard, but they are asking as much for it as the sword. $245.00!! DAMN!

Actually, it is an awesome looking set up.

[quote=""Steel Servant""]Museum Replicas has now listed more items in their "Robin Hood" line. Most are clothing, but they now have the scabbard, belt, pouch combo you see in the video:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1296-ro ... pouch.aspx

That is a good looking scabbard, but they are asking as much for it as the sword. $245.00!! DAMN!

Actually, it is an awesome looking set up.[/quote]
Wow, that IS an awesome-looking setup.

I'm not surprised it's as much as the sword

it is a scabbard with a belt and a pouch. definitely worth it.

werry nice leatherworks,and i love it.but not for, 250 bucks .
a 180-200 might be more realistik.
to comrere this whit a price of the sword ,that might follow .is only a drem thingking over her .ex. scabert and belt 180 bucks the sword might end at 300 to 500 bucks.

now back,to robin hood.
i dont now if he is a farrytale,ore a legend.?

but the high light of robin of sheerlok.is the acher combotision.
where robin sends an arrow in the prerfect middle ,and then send a new arrow ,in the same perfect spot,whits cleaves the firt arrow in the middle.

an acher he is ,but a swordfighter i dont now,
to get that soveled i thingk we need to dig further into the histoy of robin of sheerlok .

sherwood* Sherlock is that detective guy. Unless you mean Locksley.

Robin Hood was indeed a swordfighter, as well. And I think he would be classified as a legend, yes.

But think about it. A man has his entire life to do many things. It's not like people can only be known for one thing without capacity for anything more. It's like saying Zorro can't ride a horse because he already swordfights.

yeh what sedhal said is right.

I was reading something the other day that said that Robin Hood could have been several people

Yes, Robin Hood was nobody in particular that we know of. His earliest depiction was a character from Ivanhoe, and the ballads about him are spawned by a collective persona of someone who stands up against tyranny for the good of the people. He's the personification of that. And as many fictional characters, he was inspired by various real people.

the more I look at that sword the more I want it

and that scabbard... its amazing!!!

Alright, so I saw the movie last night. It was very good.




***Spoilers***




But the reason Robin Hood's sword looks so knightly is because in the movie it wasn't originally his. It was a knight's, Sir Robert somethingorother, I can't remember his last name. Robin was an archer in King Richard's army and they were returning from the crusade. They were In france and Richard is killed so some of the knights were taking the crown back to England. Anyhow, Robin finds him ambushed and he promises to take the sword back to this night's father in Nottingham. Sir Robert dies, and Robin and his buds put on the dead knights armor, sail to England, give the Crown to John, and head for Nottingham. When he gives the sword back, the Knight's father, who is the Baron of Nottingham, asks Robin to pretend to be his son so that he has an heir. We also learn later that the Baron knew Robin's father (who is long dead), so that was another reason for asking him to stay. Marian was Sir Robert's wife, so eventually she falls in love with Robin etc etc. To make a long story short, the sword Robin uses looks knightly because it belonged to a knight who he was impersonating. He keeps England from erupting into civil war, unites the armies and they all go and crush the French on the Beaches of the English Channel. Then King John refuses to sign the charter to give them rights, Robin is called an outlaw, he and his buds and Marian hide in Sherwood Forest, and the legend begins. Sequel, anyone?

does anyone have the robin hood sword and scabbard yet? if so what is it like?

Have you guys seen all the new Robin Hood stuff out? It reminds me of the KoH line, all kinds of tunics and helms for pre-order:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/g-22-robin-hood.aspx


If only I had the money

Very nice indeed! Believe it or not though, i actually am liking the helms more than the swords! lol.

Just saw this, if anyone's interested: http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1254-sw ... -hood.aspx

Just got a chance to see this version of Robin Hood; best ever IMO. A bit on the dramatic side, and perhaps that's why it didn't do all that well at box office, but nonetheless a great flick.

Director's cut, I hope?




[quote=""Steel Servant""]This thread keeps starting over at the beginning. [/quote]


It might help if you actually read the page and realize I was talking about the limited time price cut

$195 ? That's a good price...but doesn't really scream "buy me now!". Seeing how certain online retailers have it down to $200 regular...

Anyone order any "Robin Hood" weapons yet? Or at least handled them?

Well what sucks is the scabbard & belt (which are essential IMO) are still listed as 245. Kinda lame. Their KoH stuff was 150 and 150. $300 for the whole thing is a good deal but I don't know if the price for the full sets on these RH swords are that great a deal.

If you like it...best thing to do is to buy the sword now (well, at a good price); and wait to buy the scabbard later. From my e xp erience with the KOH line - MRL does make a lot fewer scabbards than swords...but generally most people don't buy the scabbards. So what MRL had to do was clear out the scabbards whenever they were piling up. I managed to pick up the sword AND scabbard of Odo for $200, and the scabbard of Saladin for $50...

I'm not a huge scabbard guy - but i still believe it does complete the sword. That being said, i will never pay more for my scabbard than for the sword...that might just be me though...lol

If anyone's interested in the Robin Hood sword...best price i've seen on it yet!

http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1254-sw ... -hood.aspx

Any takers?

Meh... Although the movie was entertaining enough for a wednesday night watch, it was totally off historically. I'd rather shove that sword up someones dark smelly place than actually own one myself.

Darlak, claiming that movie was not historically correct is like skating on thin ice. Thing is, there are very few, if any, historical facts on who exactly Robin Hood was, and what he did or didn't do. The thing with this version is that Ridley Scott opted to put yet another twist on the story. What irked a lot of people is how much it differs from the established versions, which - historically speaking - are no more accurate than this one. If however, you are referring to King Richard and Prince John, then your argument has a little more merit.

If you doubt me, try and look up some 'facts' on our friend, Robin.

To get back on topic though, I do agree the sword is a tad too gaudy... for me at least.

I was pretty drunk when i got home last night, so I'll clarify what I meant by historically incorrect. See, I don't care if the mess around with robin hood a little, he's a myth, and there's lots of different stories and so on. Besides, it's only to be e xp ected by hollywood. You know, anything to make a "better" movie. What makes me dislike the robin hood movie, isn't robin hood, it's how all the historical facts and events are turned into half-truths and things that "could have happened". As I'm quite interested in medieval history, this really kinda pisses me off. Hell, I actually have "Lionheart and Lackland, and the wars of conquest" 2 feet away from me, a big fat book on what actually happened in Britain in that period.

But by all means, entertaining movie, as I said above, I just wouldn't by the sword.

Drunk posting... gotta love it!

I totally get what you mean though.

[quote=""Darlak""]I'd rather shove that sword up someones dark smelly place than actually own one myself.[/quote]

What an "Interesting" place to put a sword Darlak

Anyways I watched the film but I felt like things seemed rushed. The Marion and Robin romance sort of sprang out of nowhere. It felt like there was no character development between the two of them.

The sword seems alright but I won't buy it, I'd rather spend the money on finishing up my Lord of The Rings collection.

I agree - that sword's not in my taste either..and i did not love the movie enough to want to buy any of the replicas...

But no takers? No one has this sword?? lol

I don't think it's selling well at all. MR has had it on special for $145.00 for over a month now. This past weekend it was $125.00 for a weekend special. Today it's back at $145.00 ($100.00 of regular price). So, it's still heavily discounted. I think they are trying to unload them since they don't seem to be popular.