Talk:Ichabod Crane

The idea that Crane's most distinctive feature is his mode of worship (rather than, say, anything at all mentioned in the first paragraph of "Role in story") and that he is the "most celebrated Covenanter in all of literature" is a bit much. It is verifiable that Caleb Stegall wrote this, although just barely (the journal is held in just four libraries according to WorldCat). The question, however, is whether stating an attorney's opinion on a piece of literature, published in an obscure venue not known for fact-checking statements about literature, gives that opinion undue weight. The fact that Stegall is notable as an attorney doesn't mean that his opinion is appropriate for this article.  RJC  TalkContribs 14:53, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It's hardly undue weight when there are no other sources indicating Crane's role in the story. Who is to say that Stegall's idea is a bit much? In any case, according to his WP article, Stegall is not just an attorney, but also a writer who work appears in a bunch of magazines and journals. StAnselm (talk) 20:57, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, the word "covenanter" does not appear in the story, nor does it say that he approved only of psalms as prayer. Meanwhile, you can say that Irving focuses more on his vanity, his ungainly appearance, his sniveling personality, etc. I am saying that this article is too minor to warrant a mention.  RJC  TalkContribs 01:10, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * The essay (which I've read, of course), bases its argument in part on the fact that Washington Irving was raised in the Covenanting tradition. This is missing from the Irving article on WP, but David Jayne Hill says there was "Scotch Covenanters' blood in his veins." StAnselm (talk) 02:04, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, we're getting into the question of whether the claim is true. The question of whether Irving's having Covenanter blood in his veins suffices to establish that Crane was a Covenanter, let alone that he was celebrated for being a Covenanter, let alone that he is the most celebrated Covenanter in all of literature, despite there being no mention of his being a Covenanter in the story, is admittedly beside the point.  My point is that such a claim, in such a small venue, does not warrant a mention in this article.  RJC  TalkContribs 04:57, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Landlord
Is this the right term for Hans van Ripper or anyone from Sleepy Hollow who boarded Ichabod? The article does mention he was boarded at different households, in fact they were the houses of the children he instructed. But the thing is that landlord implies that Ichabod was paying for the room and board. Irving flat out tells us what he made from teaching would have scarcely been enough for him to eat off of, let alone live off of. That's one of the reasons he took up the job of singing master of Sleepy Hollow, make a few more shillings a week instructing folks in singing psalms for church. Irving basically says that the folks boarding him had to do so out of their own pocket and that Ichabod took on small chores around the farm he was staying with that week so as to not be seen as too much of a burden on the family boarding him. Mostly things that didn't require him to work too hard (drive the cows out of the pastures, take horses to water, mending fences, baby sitting, chopping firewood). He does basically say that Ichabod knew he had to do these things so the families boarding him would not consider the strain boarding a school teacher put on their purses. That doesn't really sound like he was paying rent so landlord doesn't really seem right. -anonymous 9/14/2013 7:31 PM EST — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.161.204.228 (talk) 23:32, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Adaptations
I just removed several "references in popular culture" which were erroneously listed under the Adaptations section of this article. We could probably trim the list down even more, but I'm not bold enough to cut anything else from the list. Just a note to keep a look out for more trivia-creep here in the future. --74.105.184.57 (talk) 06:51, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Fables and The Wolf Among Us
The "Adaptations in other media" section should include the Fables comics, as well as The Wolf Among Us, Telltale Games' latest release, where he appears as Assistant Mayor of Fabletown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pitzik4 (talk • contribs) 01:53, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

pourparlers de Knickerbocker
"Je n'ai jamais un pour les histoires de fantômes-pas jusqu'à ce que je suis arrive à Sleepy Hollow." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.222.195 (talk) 01:41, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Succession
Season 2, episode 5 Nessiesmalls (talk) 00:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)


 * In a rage, Logan Roy refers to Greg as 'Ichabold Crane' at the end of episode 5, season 2 Nessiesmalls (talk) 00:54, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * That is a fleeting use of a nickname. The "Adaptations in other media" section should only include substantial appearances of Ichabod Crane himself. One line where a character is called Ichabod doesn't count. Sorry, Grachester (talk) 01:07, 3 June 2023 (UTC)