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The famous tree next to Hadrian’s Wall features in Kevin Costner’s 1991 blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Well, Robin Hood was supposed to have been running around in the 12th century, so I suppose it was a bit ahistorical in the context of the guy anyway.

    I think it’s called the Robin Hood Tree because it was in a Robin Hood film.

    If they move quickly on it, I imagine that they could probably use cuttings from the existing tree

    That’d be a nice touch, from one tree dozens could spring up. Seems fitting.

    • tal@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I think it’s called the Robin Hood Tree because it was in a Robin Hood film.

      Yeah, but the movie was presumably filmed there because they were looking for something that didn’t have houses or whatnot in view, looked like it did during the time of Richard Lionheart.