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== Etymology == The name Luddite ({{IPAc-en|Λ|l|Κ|d|aΙͺ|t}}) occurs in the movement's writings as early as 1811.<ref name="auto"/> The movement utilised the eponym of [[Ned Ludd]], an apocryphal apprentice who allegedly smashed two [[stocking frame]]s in 1779 after being criticised and instructed to change his method. The name often appears as Captain, General, or King Ludd. Different versions of the legends place his residence in [[Anstey, Leicestershire|Anstey]], near Leicester, or [[Sherwood Forest]] like [[Robin Hood]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/politics/g3/ |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=19 August 2011 |title=Power, Politics and Protest | the Luddites |department=Learning Curve |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201752/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/politics/g3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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