Королевская почта Великобритании Royal Mail отметила в 2023 году историю легендарного и популярного английского народного преступника Робин Гуда выпуском набора из 10 эксклюзивно иллюстрированных первоклассных марок.

Робин Гуд - один из немногих легендарных героев, наряду с королем Артуром, который вышел за рамки фольклора и стал важной частью английской культуры.
О Робин Гуде до сих пор пишут книги, ставят пьесы, снимают фильмы.

Королевская почта не осталась в стороне: 10 красивых почтовых марок рассказывают историю Робин Гуда и его друзей.

Яркие иллюстрации были созданы специально для Royal Mail британским художником-концептуалистом Джоном Маккой и изображают все ключевые моменты легенды: знакомство с Маленьким Джоном и монахом Туком, участие в турнире по стрельбе из лука и противостояние шерифу Ноттингема, спасение девушки Мэриан и женитьба на ней и, наконец, встреча с королем Ричардом и последний день жизни Робин Гуда.

К работе над проектом также был привлечен признанный эксперт по Робин Гуду доктор Лесли Кут из Школы гуманитарных наук Университета Халла.
Он давал советы по ходу работы над серией, а также подготовил сопроводительный текст для буклета.

Директор по внешним связям и политике Royal Mail Дэвид Голд отметил, что эти красочные марки возрождают старую легенду о Робин Гуде и его верных друзьях.
Наполненная темами дружбы, верности, человечности и любви, эта легенда захватывала сердца и воображение людей на протяжении веков и будет захватывать их снова и снова.

Оригинальный текст :

On April 13, 2023, the Royal Mail issued a series of postage stamps "The Legend of Robin Hood".

Robin Hood is a popular hero of medieval English ballads, a noble leader of forest robbers. Robin Hood is one of the few legendary heroes, along with King Arthur, who went beyond folklore and became an important part of English culture. Books are still being written about Robin Hood, plays are being staged, films are being made.

Royal mail has not been left out: 10 beautiful postage stamps vividly tell us the story of Robin Hood and his friends: from the first encounter with the law to the last arrow fired by the legendary archer.

Wonderful illustrations by renowned artist Jon McCoy depict all the key moments of the legend: meeting Little John and Friar Tuck, participating in the archery tournament and confronting the Sheriff of Nottingham, rescuing the Maid Marian and marrying her, and finally meeting with King Richard and the last day of Robin Hood's life. John McCoy noted that it was a great honor for him to illustrate for the Royal Mail one of the greatest English legends, which was also his favorite story as a child. Renowned Robin Hood expert Dr. Lesley Coote of the University of Hull School of Humanities was also brought in to work on the project. He provided advice as the series progressed and also prepared the accompanying text for the booklet.

Legends and ballads about the noble robber appeared in the 13th - the first half of the 14th century, the first written collection dates back to the end of the 15th century. Until now, there are many hypotheses and assumptions about whether Robin Hood had a real prototype, but most likely this is a collective image that reflects dreams of justice and freedom, as well as social indignation and religious conflicts of the late XIV century. The image of Robin Hood is experiencing a rebirth in the first half of the XIX century - in the era of romanticism - with the advent of Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe".

Over the past centuries, history has changed and embellished many times, characters and events have developed, sometimes in such a way that they do not always correspond to each other. The violence and cruelty of some of the early versions were softened over time, so that in the end the image of Robin Hood came to us - a noble robber, loyal and brave, who fights on the side of ordinary people against the cruelty and injustice of the authorities.

Royal Mail director of external Affairs & policy David Gold, noted that these colorful stamps revive the old legend of Robin Hood and his faithful friends. Filled with themes of friendship, loyalty, humanity and love, this legend has captured the hearts and imaginations of people for centuries and will continue to do so again and again.
This series is also notable for the fact that this is the first British stamp with the image of a horse, which was already released with the profile of King Charles III, and not the silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II, which is familiar to all of us.

Отредактировано Malena (2025-11-03 21:52:26)