Robin Hood Flag for Nottingham

How cool is this?

If I had any doubt over what a cultural icon Robin Hood is, this thoroughly refutes that: Nottinghamshire, UK, has a new county flag, chosen by it's residents but internationally recognizable:

Hey look!  There's Robin Hood, in the (off) center of the flag, representing his home shire.

It's pretty incredible that this symbol lives on for people so consistently.  Yes, obviously I have felt the way it continues on for posterity–I wrote a retelling of the Robin Hood legend because it still feels fresh, and relevant, and still at least partially unexplored.  Robin Hood has always provided strong, positive messages, along with a lot of drama and entertainment.

What could be more fun?

And the message lives on; just look at the Robin Hood Foundation, which uses musicians (and others, I think) to "take aim" at poverty in NYC.  Very clever, and also indicative of the way that every generation really absorbs this message of helping the people that need help.  Period.  No glory, no medals, just help.

And I LOVE that.