Who were ned ludd and captain swing and what did they do?

Ned Ludd and Captain Swing were symbolic figures associated with the early 19th-century Luddite movement in England, which protested against industrialization and the mechanization of textile production that threatened traditional jobs. Ned Ludd is often depicted as a fictional character whose name was invoked by workers who destroyed machinery, while Captain Swing was a pseudonymous figure associated with agricultural laborers who protested poor working conditions and low wages. Both figures represented the resistance against the economic and social changes brought by the Industrial Revolution. The movements they inspired highlighted the struggles of workers facing the disruptions caused by new technologies.