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- Medieval historian Andrew E. Larsen wrote that the inspiration for Disney's animated Robin Hood character was not actually the Robin Hood of literary and cinematic fame but instead was Reynard the fox, a 12th century Alsatian fairy tale character.
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Sep 20, 2014 · The choice to model Robin Hood loosely off the story of Reynard was an inspired one. While Reynard is not a familiar figure to English-speaking audiences, foxes are still considered...
Medieval historian Andrew E. Larsen wrote that the inspiration for Disney's animated Robin Hood character was not actually the Robin Hood of literary and cinematic fame but instead was Reynard the fox, a 12th century Alsatian fairy tale character.
Oct 21, 2019 · Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it is the 21st Disney animated feature film and the first entirely "post-Walt" animated feature. The story was based on the legends of Robin Hood and Reynard the Fox, a 12th-century Alsatian fairy tale character, but uses anthropomorphic animals rather than people.
Sep 3, 2018 · The answer is that Disney originally planned to adapt the story of Reynard the Fox, the vulpine star of medieval Dutch fables, but decided they were too dark for young fans and instead used the character they had created to portray Robin Hood.
Disney's Robin Hood animated film from 1973 is partly based on Reynard the Fox. [29]
Dec 24, 2023 · In 1968, Ken Anderson proposed a film merging Robin Hood with concepts from Reynard the Fox, utilising animal characters instead of humans. The project gained approval, marking the initial animated feature produced without Walt Disney's direct involvement.
Nov 24, 2023 · A feature length animation based on the Reynard stories was storyboarded at least twice over the decades but always sidelined. It wasn’t until the sixties that the Robin Hood myth was added into the long-established idea of a “hey nonny no fox” film. It was a strange accommodation from the outset.
