Little John's Arrows (Hathersage Church)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.333079, -1.650119 |
| Adm. div. | Derbyshire |
| Vicinity | In Hathersage Church, Hathersage |
| Type | Artifact |
| Interest | Artifacts |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | c. 1750 |
Hathersage Church where the arrows and other Little John relics were found before c. 1750.
The arrows have disappeared, but Hathersage Church is still in its place / Colin Jackson, Creative Commons, via Panoramio.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-28.
Little John's arrows together with his bow, helmet and chain mail hung in Hathersage Church until the mid-18th century. The arrows seem to have flown to parts unknown.
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- HopeValley.org.uk: Little John - 3 - the great bow.
- Hulbert, Martin F.H. Let these Stones live: Little John and St. Michael and All Angels, Hathersage ([Hathersage], 1981) (not seen, but cf. preceding).
Also see
- Hathersage place-name cluster
- Hathersage Church place-name cluster
- Places named after Little John
- Unique artifacts.