401 - Robin Hood: The Original Green Man (Nottingham talk)
The Symbolic World8 Heinä 2025

401 - Robin Hood: The Original Green Man (Nottingham talk)

I was invited to give this talk on Robin Hood in Nottingham—just a stone’s throw from Sherwood Forest—on the feast of Pentecost. What began as a reflection on a beloved folk hero opened into something deeper: a meditation on rebellion, trickery, legitimacy, and the strange holiness that's possible for jesters and outlaws. In this talk, I explore how Robin Hood, the Green Man, King David, and even figures from Islamic tradition and Arthurian legend, all point toward a surprising truth—that the margins of society can conceal servants of the true King. I hope you enjoy it.

Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/7Q4LBLmeeMw

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:30 - Intro music
01:56 - Introduction by Jonathan
03:34 - Introduction: The virtuous rebel
06:10 - Who does Robin Hood resemble?
09:40 - Green
14:25 - A trickster for God
16:39 - David
25:41 - He loses at the edge
39:24 - The Green man: Merlin
45:25 - Q&A starts: St. Christopher
46:39 - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
48:55 - Maid Marian and the Virgin Mary
49:53 - Difference between giants and monsters
51:20 - Intention
53:01 - Robin Hood in politics
54:10 - Marksmanship
55:54 - Does the end justify the means
57:42 - Is Robin Hood religious?
59:06 - Locations and history
01:01:38 - Humor in Christianity
01:03:20 - Trickery
01:06:46 - What goes around comes around
01:08:15 - Downstream from the Gospel
01:11:44 - Christ vs Robin Hood in history

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363 - The Double Symbolism of St. Peter: Shepherd and Satan

363 - The Double Symbolism of St. Peter: Shepherd and Satan

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362 - Dr. Martin Shaw - Christian Wonder Tales

362 - Dr. Martin Shaw - Christian Wonder Tales

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361 - The Real Meaning of Lucifer

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360 - John Vervaeke - The Cognitive Science of Ritual

360 - John Vervaeke - The Cognitive Science of Ritual

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359 - John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall - Why Christianity?

359 - John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall - Why Christianity?

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358 - Jordan Hall - The End of Strategy

358 - Jordan Hall - The End of Strategy

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357 - What Is a Miracle?

357 - What Is a Miracle?

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356 - Dr. Nathan Jacobs - Embrace Realism: It's All Mystical!

356 - Dr. Nathan Jacobs - Embrace Realism: It's All Mystical!

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