Medievally Speaking reviews: The Death of Robin Hood

"On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the wire services carried the sad news that Sherwood Forest’s Major Oak had died. Long ailing and suffering from multiple misguided attempts to preserve it that only hastened its demise, the oak was the stuff of legend, in no small part because of its association with yet another legend, that of Robin Hood, who was said to have hidden his treasure and maybe even himself in the tree’s hollow. Estimated to be anywhere from 800 to 1200 years old, the massive tree with its twisted trunk measuring more than 36 feet in circumference finally succumbed to its own legendary popularity. The ground surrounding it had been trampled down so firmly by centuries of human visitation that the oak’s roots could no longer absorb the water and nutrients needed to sustain it.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, US film audiences were treated to the death of yet another figure of legend—one associated with the Major Oak—Robin Hood himself in writer/director Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood, a film that charts the death of both the man and his legend. ..."

So begins Kevin J. Harty's review of this new movie. You can find the full text of the review at Medievally Speaking, your source for news and information on medievalism.

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