Sherwood was held by John, earl of Morton, during the lifetime of his brother Richard I. On the forfeiture of the Peverel estates, early in the reign of Henry II, the forest lapsed to the king, and was for some time administered by the successive sheriffs of the joint counties of Nottingham and Derby. He controlled it and held the profits under the crown. Royal hunting grounds ( silva regis) as distinct from the king’s lands or royal demesnes ( terra regis) probably existed long before the Conquest.(1) The Domesday Survey rarely makes any reference to a forest, but the Nottinghamshire portion of the Great Survey shows that a considerable number of the places within the woodland district were terra regis (‘Land of the King’) so the conversion of royal land into a large forest by William the Conqueror or his immediate successor, was a relatively easy matter. This well-wooded portion of Nottinghamshire became a great hunting district or forest for the early Norman kings. The forest came to notice in 1154, when William Peverel the younger answered to the forest pleas. There were farms, enclosures, and towns such as Nottingham, Mansfield, and Ollerton within the bounds of Sherwood, and so was Annesley Castle. Originally the term forest did not imply a wood, but rather a great waste (uninhabited or uncultivated land) or ‘chase’ reserved for hunting, including certain woods and underwoods as cover for the deer and other game. The central and western parts of Nottinghamshire were thickly wooded, however the place-name relating to an area as in ‘field’ which was spelt ‘feld’ in old English, meaning a place where trees have been felled, or as we now say a clearing, is to be found in the western half of the shire, as in Ashfield, Balkfield, Basingfield, Eastfield, Farnsfield, Haggonsfield, and Highfield. Although it contained various tracts of open country, it was far more thickly wooded than many of the old forests, a notable contrast to the forest of the High Peak in the adjoining county of Derby, where the proportion of woodland was quite small. It was not the largest forest in medieval England, and it owes much of its fame to the Robin Hood legend. Contact him at And please support local journalism by subscribing to the Herald-Tribune.Contrary to popular belief, Sherwood was not a continous forest. 94 įollow Jay Handelman on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Reviewed June 11, Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 N. ‘Hood’īook by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn. They have a lot of it right, and you can’t help but feel a bit inspired by the message that we each have a hero inside ourselves that needs to be let loose to help right the wrongs in the world around us. It follows a 2017 staging of an earlier version of the musical in Dallas, and it is presented with enhancement money from two Broadway producers, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy, who are working with the creative team to help it blossom and grow after Sarasota. That’s what this Asolo Rep production of this still-developing musical is for. Some potential subplots don’t really develop, like a relationship between the troubadour and Lady Anne, and just as you’re expecting a build-up to a roaring finale, it lets you down gently before twisting to a different, livelier approach that doesn’t have quite the impact it needs. I wanted to love it more than I actually did. His songs can get tiresome, but they serve to elicit a joke or two.Īs much fun as the show is now (and there were apparently many changes made during a 10-day preview period), the show still needs to be punchier and more embracing. Word of Robin’s efforts spread through the kingdom by Daniel Lopez as the comical troubadour Alan A’Dale, whose songs exaggerate Robin’s antics and make him more of a folk hero. She’s also got a soaring and powerful voice. She’s a sharpshooter with her bow and arrow and a cunning saboteur, who finds ways to outsmart the sheriff. The Marian portrayed by Savy Jackson is no meek maiden. The cast of Asolo Repertory Theatre’s production of the new musical “Hood,” a modern twist on the legend of Robin Hood.
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