Whats the story of sweeny todd and where did the mythology come from?!
Question: PLOT: Sweeney Todd returns to London after escaping the life imprisonment of Benjamin Barker, only to find his wife Lucy and daughter Johanna have suffered at the hands of the very man who had imprisoned him, Judge Turpin. With the assistance of his former landlady, Mrs. Nellie Lovett, Sweeney launches a plan for revenge that initially targets the individuals responsible for his imprisonment, but ultimately draws all of society in his sights.
SOME BACKGROUND: Todd's first appearance could have been in a British penny dreadful called The People's Periodical, in issue 7, dated November 21, 1846. The story in which he appeared was titled "The String of Pearls: A Romance," and was written by Thomas Prest,[6] who created a number of other gruesome villains. He tended to base his horror stories on grains of truth, sometimes gaining inspiration from real crime reports in The Times.
Answers: PLOT: Sweeney Todd returns to London after escaping the life imprisonment of Benjamin Barker, only to find his wife Lucy and daughter Johanna have suffered at the hands of the very man who had imprisoned him, Judge Turpin. With the assistance of his former landlady, Mrs. Nellie Lovett, Sweeney launches a plan for revenge that initially targets the individuals responsible for his imprisonment, but ultimately draws all of society in his sights.
SOME BACKGROUND: Todd's first appearance could have been in a British penny dreadful called The People's Periodical, in issue 7, dated November 21, 1846. The story in which he appeared was titled "The String of Pearls: A Romance," and was written by Thomas Prest,[6] who created a number of other gruesome villains. He tended to base his horror stories on grains of truth, sometimes gaining inspiration from real crime reports in The Times.
i don't know the mythology but Sweeney Todd was a Canadian rock band in the 70s 80'sThey had a big hit with Roxy Roller
its an old british myth my grandmother told me about
she lived on the nasty side of london growing up as a girl well before her there was a man named todd he had just been released from prison and found his wife and daughter dead by the judge that had sent him to prison with the help of his landlord they end up getting revenge on the crooked judge only after todd gained the nickname sweeney todd
this was not before jack the ripper though