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Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"
Sir Nate:
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--- Quote from: Sir Aiden on 2013-12-03, 04:06:40 ---Question is, why is he called Longshanks may I ask? I might have to look that up.
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Because he was tall. "Shanks" refer to legs. I also hear he was always picked first to play for the Kingdom of England's basketball team. ;)
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He shanked people. (the act of pulling down ones pants)
It's a pagan thing.
Englands basketball team quickly conquered the celtics
Sir Nate:
I was reading a historians look on Kingdom of heaven.
http://www.richardwarrenfield.com/essay029.htm
Sir James A:
He is primarily called Robin Longstride (presumably for legs/stride as well). I haven't heard "Longshanks" aside from this version.
Sir Douglas:
--- Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-12-03, 18:16:45 ---He is primarily called Robin Longstride (presumably for legs/stride as well). I haven't heard "Longshanks" aside from this version.
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He was talking about Edward I in that case. :)
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: LionPride32 on 2013-12-03, 00:24:39 ---I was reading about the historical accuracy of "Braveheart and it states that the Scottish didn't wear kilts in that time period....Kinda funny as I can't picture the Scottish wearing anything but!!
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That's right, kilts didn't appear until a few centuries later. William Wallace actually would have looked more like a knight of the period. I've attached an image of a statue of him that is in Edinburgh Castle:
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