5-709: Ludd can refer to: Ned Ludd , inspiration for the Luddite movement Lludd Llaw Eraint , figure in Welsh mythology Nuada , figure in Irish mythology Short for Luddite on the TV show Upload See also [ edit ] Lud (disambiguation) Lod , a city in Israel (formerly Lydda) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-472: Is no independent evidence of its veracity. John Blackner 's book History of Nottingham , also published in 1811, provides a variant tale, of a lad called "Ludlam" who was told by his father, a framework-knitter, to "square his needles". Ludlam took a hammer and "beat them into a heap". News of the incident spread, and whenever frames were sabotaged, people would jokingly say "Ned Ludd did it". By 1812, organised frame-breakers became known as Luddites , using
15-551: Is the legendary person to whom the Luddites attributed the name of their movement. In 1779, Ludd is supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage. When the "Luddites" emerged in the 1810s, his identity was appropriated to become the folkloric character of Captain Ludd, also known as King Lud or General Ludd, the Luddites' alleged leader and founder. It has been claimed that
20-488: The name "Ned Ludd" came from an "Edward Ludlam" who was buried at St Mary's Church, Anstey . Supposedly, Ludd was a weaver from Anstey , near Leicester , England. In 1779, after either being whipped for idleness or taunted by local youths, he smashed two knitting frames in what was described as a "fit of passion". This story can be traced to an article in The Nottingham Review on 20 December 1811, but there
25-476: The title Ludd . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludd&oldid=1018033793 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ned Ludd Ned Ludd ( / n ɛ d l ʌ d / )
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