Possibly one of the biggest influences to get out and fanny about in the woods when I was a kid, was the amazing programme Robin of Sherwood. It's the one programme that really showed the magic and mystery of life in the forest, and it was beautifully shot. Had a perfect cast and brilliantly portrayed characters that has not been surpassed. After watching that show, I was in the woods at every opportunity, and it got me into archery, which I still do today. It also had an amazing score by Clannad, which put them in the public eye is a huge seller for them today.
Anyway, apart from Robin's sword Albion, which I managed to get a few years ago, I always wanted Herne's silver arrow. The ancient symbol of England.
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The arrow was used during Series 1&2 (arguably the best seasons before Michael Praed left and Jason Connery took over). The silver arrow represented the ancient England and was a totem of pre-christian England. Robin's father, Ailric, Thane of Loxley, was the guardian of the arrow until it was stolen and Ailric murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham. When Herne the Hunter calls the Hooded Man to the forest, Robin is charged with taking back the arrow and uses it to kill the Baron De Belleme. The arrow makes a further appearance when one of Belleme's witches bewitches Robin into stealing the arrow from Herne's cave and uses its power to reanimate the dead body of the Baron.
Anyway, apart from Robin's sword Albion, which I managed to get a few years ago, I always wanted Herne's silver arrow. The ancient symbol of England.
The arrow was used during Series 1&2 (arguably the best seasons before Michael Praed left and Jason Connery took over). The silver arrow represented the ancient England and was a totem of pre-christian England. Robin's father, Ailric, Thane of Loxley, was the guardian of the arrow until it was stolen and Ailric murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham. When Herne the Hunter calls the Hooded Man to the forest, Robin is charged with taking back the arrow and uses it to kill the Baron De Belleme. The arrow makes a further appearance when one of Belleme's witches bewitches Robin into stealing the arrow from Herne's cave and uses its power to reanimate the dead body of the Baron.
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