Conspiracy Theory Time!!

[railise]

There are many aspects to S3 that have left fans scratching their heads. And now, I'm putting it to all of you to help explain two Robin-related mysteries-- one disappearance, and one appearance:

What happened to his (gorgeous, awesome) Saracen sword?
and
What's the story behind his tattoo?

I have my own theories worked out, but I'm going to wait to share them, since I want to see what you all think! :)

A couple of images to jog your memory/imagination (a.k.a. "Railise always welcomes an excuse to screencap Robs" lol):

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ETA: I'm looking for explanations that could fit into the show-- while I assume (with no actual knowledge) that something happened to the sword between S2/3 which prevented its use in S3, I'm looking for stories. Rational, wild; short, detailed-- hit me with it. :D

Comments

[ladyarcherfan3.livejournal.com]

The theory my brain came up with for the sword dealt with the idea that Marian had been killed with an "normal English" sword (Gisbourne's obviously), so Robin was going to kill Gisbourne with a similar weapon.

Honestly, I'm prefering the other theories mentioned here. :D

As for the tattoo, I was just confused and had no real theory. :)

[railise]

Oh, wow-- I really like that! Good thought.

[ladyarcherfan3.livejournal.com]

At first I thought it might be the same weapon - then the idea would have been that the same blade that killed Marian would kill Gisbourne. Though after some rewatching, I saw it's not the same sword, but similar.

[mylogiceatsyou.livejournal.com]

Ooh, but a really cool thought...