**📅 Date:** ➤ ⌈ [[2025-01-07-Tue 〚Luddite〛]]⌋ **🗺️ Site**： #🌏/🇬🇧 **📌 Time**: #🕛/ Edward Ludlum 1779 - The phrase "Ned Ludd did it" became a common saying whenever machinery was sabotaged. ⇩ 🅻🅸🅽🅺🆂 ⇩ **🏷️ Tags**: **🗂 Menu**: ⌈[[✢ M O C ➣ 01 ⌈J A N - 2 0 2 5⌉ ✢|2025-J A N-MOC]]⌋ ➤ ⌈[[Luddite 1811 & 1816]]⌋ ---- #### Ned Ludd - Also known as Edward Ludlam, is a legendary figure in British history who is said to have smashed two stocking frames in a fit of rage in 1779. - This act of defiance against the mechanisation of the textile industry led to the [[Luddite 1811 & 1816]] movement, >[!info] >which protested against the use of machinery that threatened the jobs of skilled workers. >The Luddite movement, named after Ned Ludd, emerged in the 1810s and was characterized by the sabotage of textile machinery. Ned Ludd is often referred to as the leader of the Luddites, with the movement using the names King Ludd or Captain Ludd for their mythical leader. >[!story] >The phrase "Ned Ludd did it" became a common saying whenever machinery was sabotaged. ![[Luddit.png|#Left|300]] Despite the historical significance of the Luddite movement, there is no independent evidence of Ned Ludd's existence or his actions. The story of Ned Ludd can be traced back to an article in the Nottingham Review in 1811, and it has been suggested that the name Ned Ludd came from Edward Ludlam, who was buried at St. Mary's Church, Anstey. In popular culture, Ned Ludd's character has been commemorated in folk ballads, songs, literature, and even in the names of establishments. The Ned Ludd, a craft beer pub in Nottingham, and a small American craft-kitchen restaurant in Portland, Oregon, are named after him.