A Fluffy Folk-Hero (Reynard the Fox)

In this video we talk about the origins of Medieval Europe's most popular talking animal (and the inspiration for Disney's Robin Hood?) Reynard the Fox.
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Music: 'The Lone Wolf' by Alexander Nakarada,(www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
'Pippin the Hunchback' and 'Master of the Feast' by Kevin MacLeod
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[@ScholaNormannorum]

Thanks for watching! Who's your favourite fictional fox? Comment below!

[@kenttan7778]

robin hood

[@carlosdiner729]

Nick Wilde

[@columbialego1083]

Tod the Fox

[@HannahBanina]

Okay but the bit at the very end with the fox statue is adorable and made me smile 😊
**points to Robin Hood** “It’s _you!_ 😃” **pets fox’s head** “You’re _famous!_ 😁”

[@RukoHanaji]

Don't forget Grimbart the Badger as Friar Tuck!

[@bethbrown365]

This is brilliant

[@ScholaNormannorum]

Thanks so much! Sir Didymus is a great choice too. Animals in medieval folklore are always super interesting, and we're definitely going to be covering more of them in future. Best of luck with your essay!

[@WildCar13]

Tybalt the cat!! Shakespeare references!!
Really cool. Did not know about Disney Robin Hhod. Thank you

[@ScholaNormannorum]

Glad you enjoyed it! Many people don't realise that Shakespeare was referencing these stories, it's so interesting to see the impact of these characters over time!

[@budding2944]

Reynard was a clever boy 😵

[@ScholaNormannorum]

He sure was!

[@jin0j0nes56]

Hero. Hero!

[@sorcerersapprentice]

Basically these stories were like a medival version of South Park or The Boondocks if they had the aesthetic of Bojack Horseman? Got it.

[@lolroflpmsl]

These could totally be incorporated into shows...

[@ScholaNormannorum]

TV shows or re-enactment shows? Actually never mind, the answer is both!

[@lolroflpmsl]

@@ScholaNormannorum Reenactment shows!

[@ScholaNormannorum]

@@lolroflpmsl That would be awesome. We've done some story-telling at shows before and it's always super fun! What would be really interesting is actually acting out some stories. We've been researching medieval folk-theatre, with music and "costumes". If we manage to gather enough research it may well become a future video, but just imagine how cool it would be to perform these stories live in an authentic context!

[@lolroflpmsl]

@@ScholaNormannorum Would be totally game for trying that, on top of the mummery I've already dabbled in :P

[@robgau2501]

Great video, man! You've got a future on here, I believe. Well done 👏

[@magictricks6235]

Interesting

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

I love the scribe montage

[@ScholaNormannorum]

Thank you, it was fun to do!

[@yashsingh1631]

This story and book was inspired by ancient indian book panchatantra.

[@JamesMulick]

Well done!

[@ScholaNormannorum]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@reynardpark9362]

Oh, hi.

[@bikomang]

Hey my name is reynard

[@divinecomedyproductions967]

Wasn’t Raynard kinda evil himself?

[@ScholaNormannorum]

Sometimes! That's part of what made him such a fun character, he could play the villain just as often as he did the hero...

[@Kittsuera]

prob no more than our favorite anti hero's like Venom.

[@gustavoabreu3097]

When I was a kid I've watched german/chinese version of Reynard the fox. I still can't find the version in english ;_;

[@Kittsuera]

wait... the Bear skin actually worked? o-o

[@jennybrown7834]

Maybe he was just cold

[@SixHunnidFL]

Who knew renard was based off of this and truxton also was based off of this (speedkore artists)

[@yashsingh1631]

This story and book was inspired by ancient indian book panchatantra