Template:Did you know nominations/Robin Hood's Larder

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Robin Hood's Larder

A 1913 painting of Robin Hood's Larder
A 1913 painting of Robin Hood's Larder
  • ... that Robin Hood is reputed to have stored food inside a hollow tree (pictured)? "the outlaw Robin Hood reputedly hund venison, hunted from the king's stock, inside the huge hollow trunk" from Hight, Julian (2011). Britain's Tree Story. London: National Trust. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-907892-20-2.
    • ALT1:... that Robin Hood's Larder (pictured) was described as "an old, old man who will be brave to the end"? "It is like an old, old man who will be brave to the end." from Gilchrist, R. Murray (1913). The Dukeries. London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited.
    • ALT2:... that Robin Hood's Larder (pictured) was badly burnt by a group of schoolgirls trying to boil a kettle? "towards the end of the nineteenth century, some schoolgirls burnt down a large part of the tree when they were boiling a kettle" from Hight, Julian (2011). Britain's Tree Story. London: National Trust. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-907892-20-2.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:35, 20 December 2019 (UTC).

Interesting sad tree story, on good sources, offline source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, but I'm afraid shows almost nothing in stamp size. Please think about rewording hooks you care about with that possibility in mind. I like the original best, but would try not to pipe the trees name. I find the other names also more pittoresk than this image. The ALTs would need mentioning that this Larder is veteran tree. - Could you please give the images a commons category? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
OK here's a few ALTS:
I don't really edit at Commons- Dumelow (talk) 10:53, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
, thank you for the ALTs! My preference is ALT3, ending on outlaw. If a quirky is needed, ALT6 is good. I leave the original just in case a prep builder wants the pic. The long quote says more about the autor than the tree, and the boiling hook more about careless girls, but if that's what's wanted, I won't be in the way. I'll do the cat for you, then. Could you please see if you can support my nom for Peter Schreier at In the news, WP:ITNN? The regulars all seem busy or on holiday or gone, sadly. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:15, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
Thanks Gerda Arendt, I should make more effort at COmmons but I find I have too much to distract me here! I've not checked in at ITN for a fairly long while but I'll pop over to have a look at your nom - Dumelow (talk) 11:21, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I made a cat, feel to check and fix, such as subcategories. I usually make them right when I upload. No pic should be without a cat, and if it's only "trees" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:47, 28 December 2019 (UTC)