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- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-02. Revised by … Robin Hood's Chair was among the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of …4 KB (558 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-02. Revised by … Robin Hood's Cap was among the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of the …4 KB (553 words) - 00:54, 6 January 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-02. Revised by … Robin Hood's Bow was among the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of the …4 KB (577 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by … Robin Hood's Boots were among the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of …4 KB (545 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by … Robin Hood's Arrows were among the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of …4 KB (543 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by … Robin Hood's Bottle was one of the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The Well and the gamekeeper's house played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. During some fifty years, from the late 1570's … administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the Well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of …5 KB (671 words) - 00:50, 6 January 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-03. Revised by … Editions Scholarly collections ⁃ Child, Francis James 1882a, vol. III, pp. 175-77. Translations German ⁃ Grün, Anastasius 1864a, pp. 61-64: "Robin Hoods gang nach Nottingham"; notes, pp. 207-208. ⁃⁃ Grün, Anastasius 1877a, pp. 211-14 "Robin Hoods gang nach Nottingham". Brief mention ⁃ Stockton, Edwin L 1962a, see p. 41. Notes2 KB (221 words) - 05:21, 27 May 2022
- The Robin Hood Inn, across the road from Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-15. Revised by … Round Robin Hood's Well in Barnsdale a now vanished hamlet of the same name formed during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Well was one of the must-see sites for tourists and travellers along the Great … their names. It will hardly surprise anybody that one of them was called the Robin Hood Inn. It is indicated by this name on 6" O.S. map Sheet 264, published in 1854 but based on a survey of the area carried out in 1849 (see Maps section below). The earliest reference found so far occurs in Edward Miller's History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity (see …3 KB (425 words) - 00:57, 6 January 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-01. Revised by … This section covers Allusions occurring in narrative or lyrical sources, including belletristic literature, … and records and papers of belletrist authors, scientists, politicians etc. as Well as letters of all kinds. Allusions are generally understood to be short passages occurring in longer works. This … other works. Records relating to actual persons, criminal or otherwise, named Robin/Robert Hood or surnamed Robinhood, persons carrying the same name as secondary or minor characters, i.e. … men surnamed Littlejohn, and records relating to historical sheriffs of Nottingham are found in the Records subsection of the Historiography section. Records relating to …3 KB (401 words) - 09:08, 12 June 2022
- Nottingham. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Nottingham, the hometown of the sheriff, is the (or a) locale in the vast majority of Robin Hood ballads, beginning with Robin Hood and the Monk (c. 1450). First recorded as "Snotengaham" in A.D. 895, the accepted etymology of "Nottingham" is "[t]he ham [homestead] of the people of Snot ", Gover, John Eric Bruce … Italics and bold type as in source the latter being a man's name. Nottingham in the ballads Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. … ⁃ Gover, John Eric Bruce 1940a, p. 13. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XLII.NW (1885; surveyed 1880-81) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XLII.NW (1899; rev. 1901) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XLII.NW (1920; rev. 1919) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XLII.NW (c. 1947; rev. 1938). Notes geograph-4958979-by-John-Sutton.jpg|Nottingham skyline from Sneinton / …3 KB (419 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Caves. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-13. Revised by … Robin Hood's Cave is located at the eastern perimeter of Rock Cemetery in Nottingham, immediately west of Mansfield Road (A60). In the mid-19th century, as the … time – was convinced that several of the caves found there, including Robin Hood's Cave, were part of an ancient druid temple. Nottingham Hidden History Team: Rev. George Oliver and Nottingham’s Druid Temple by Frank E. Earp. Reality has a habit of being prosaic. The … sand. Waltham, Tony 1994a. Until the cemetery was created, the area where Robin Hood's Cave is located was known as the Ropewalk as rope was made here (see Thomas Moore's painting reproduced below). In 1892, when the sand …5 KB (702 words) - 20:59, 22 March 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-16. Revised by … Allusion Source notes The note is undated. I have dated it c. 1661–c. 1667 because 1) Wood's Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford was written 1661-66 and 2) another note pasted on to the same folio of the MS is dated: June 11 [16]67. The attribution of this note to wood is uncertain. The editor is "not certain that any part of this slip is in Wood's handwriting". Wood, Anthony 1889a, vol. II, p. 111 n. 3. IRHB comments All the ballads on the list are found in Wood's collection. Was the note a list of recent acquisitions or the Robin Hood ballads he had at the time? "R. H. and the beggar" is Robin Hood and the Beggar 1; no 17th century copy of Robin Hood and the Beggar 2 is known. Child, Francis James 1882a, vol. III, pp. 156, 158. "Renowned Robin Hood" is an alternative title for Robin Hood and Queen Katherine. See Gable, John Harris 1939a, p. 147. Child does not mention this list. It is of some …4 KB (542 words) - 18:38, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Larder. It collapsed in the late 1950's. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-18. Revised by … Robin Hood's Larder was a large oak tree in an area of Sherwood Foest called Birklands, near the village of Edwinstowe. Robin Hood and his men were said to have hung venison from wooden hooks on this … Shambles and Shambles Oak. Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 302-303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Larder'. Brentnall, Margaret 1963a, see p. 17. O.S. 6" Nottinghamshire XVIII.SE (1884; surveyed 1883-1884). Robin Hood's Larder stood about 1 km to the west of the Major Oak, another ancient oak, … Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 302-303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Larder'. Discussion ⁃ Brentnall, Margaret 1963a, see p. 17. Maps …4 KB (506 words) - 20:59, 22 March 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-15. Revised by … Plot On their way to Nottingham to hear mass Robin Hood and Little John shoot for a wager. John wins, but Robin will not admit defeat. They quarrel, Robin hits John who returns to Sherwood in anger, while Robin proceeds alone to mass in Nottingham only to be recognized by a monk who summons the sheriff. After a valiant but hopeless struggle Robin is taken prisoner by the sheriff's posse. By some unknown means – there … who gives them a reward and sends them back to the sheriff with notice that Robin is to be sent to him. Back in Nottingham, John and Much sleep over at the sheriff's after much dining and wining, but in …3 KB (434 words) - 05:21, 27 May 2022
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Introduction Gover, Mawer and Stenton note in the English Place-Name Society's volume on Nottinghamshire that [a]s might be expected in the county of Nottingham references to the Robin Hood story are frequent but none of the names is recorded except in modern maps and documents. We may note Robin Hood's Cave, Chair, Grave, Hill, Stable and Well, Robin Hood Close, Farm and Meadow, Robin Hood Close and Little John, all from the Sherwood and neighbouring districts. Gover, John Eric Bruce 1940a, p. 294. While It is true that most Robin Hood-related place-names in Nottinghamshire are only recorded relatively late, two such name, Robin Hood's Well and Robin Hood's Close were in fact in use already in the early Tudor period. A systematic search for relevant field names in all Nottinghamshire tithe awards Online at The Genealogist (£). was completed on 3 Oct. 2020. Everything found in the course of this search has a page of …6 KB (861 words) - 05:06, 27 May 2022
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-07. Revised by … This section lists secondary sources on the origins and historical background of the Robin Hood tradition, works on historical topics such as the medieval sheriff, … It also includes a subsection on records relating to historical persons named Robin Hood or surnamed Robinhood (or similar), historical persons carrying the same names as subsidiary … historical sheriffs etc. Also included are records documenting important Robin Hood-related place-names. Note that letters tend to be categorized as Allusions rather than records. Origins and history Hypotheses about historical originals of the legendary Robin Hood character, general historical studies and discussion of the origins and background of the early outlaw tradition. Historical topics This page lists works on subsidiary topics and themes such as the medieval sheriff, yeomen and yeomanry, medieval …3 KB (490 words) - 02:07, 1 June 2022
- Robin Hood's Stable. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-10. Revised by … Robin Hood's Stable is a cave cut into sandstone, located c. 150 m NNE of Papplewick Hall. Neither Dobson & Taylor nor the English Place-Name Society's volume on Nottingham provide any references. The earliest source I have found so far is John Throsby's interesting description with its accompanying illustrations (see Allusions section below). The 'stable' is included on the 6" O.S. map of the area … in 1884 (see Maps section below) Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Stable'; Gover, John Eric Bruce 1940a, pp. 131, 294. The Thoroton referred to in the 1790 allusion is Robert Thoroton, whose Antiquities of Nottinghamshire (1677) was expanded almost beyond recognition by John Throsby in 1790 … below). Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Stable'. Sources ⁃ Gover, John Eric Bruce 1940a, pp. …4 KB (456 words) - 13:50, 7 January 2021
- Papplewick. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-22. Revised by … Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd (c. 1637?) includes in its list of dramatis personae "Maudlin, the envious, the Witch of Papplewick". Jonson, Ben 1979a, p. 275. Maudlin figures in Act II, scenes 1-3 and 6; Act III, scene 5. According to the Wikipedia article on this locality, "A local legend dictates that the body of Alan-a-Dale, one of Robin Hood's men, was buried in Papplewick", Wikipedia: Papplewick. while according to … the church at which Allen a Dale was married with the assistance of Robin Hood", a tradition which they think almost certainly "originates from the appearance of the witch of Papplewick in Ben Jonson's The Sad Shepherd". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 302, s.n. Papplewick. Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 302, s.n. Papplewick. Sources ⁃ Jonson, Ben 1979a, p. 275. Maudlin figures in Act II, scenes 1-3 …3 KB (447 words) - 00:28, 6 January 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-25. Revised by … Robin Hood's Cave is the name of one of the largest caves at CresWell Crags, slightly south-east of CresWell village, on the north side of Crags Road. The cave is located c. 530 m east-northeast of Mansfield Road (A616). It is not clear when the name 'Robin Hood's Cave' came into use, but it occurs in a literary allusion dating from 1841 and subsequently on O.S. maps of the area. The Crags CresWell Crags are a low, southwest–northeast-oriented gorge cutting through a … Leicestershire. The Crags straddle the present border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, the northern ridge being in Derbyshire, the southern in Nottinghamshire. Individually named caves at the Crags include the Pin Hole Cave, Robin Hood's Cave, the Church Hole, the Arch, the Dog Hole. There are a number of rock-shelters such as the West End Shelters, the Holly Shelter, …12 KB (1,733 words) - 16:43, 8 May 2022
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-03. Revised by … Allusion Source notes Brackets and parentheses editorial, except indication of change of page. IRHB comments The heading of this letter, as cited in the fact box above, is part editorial, part original. The ending of the letter suggests it is signed (presumably "find" refers to the undersigned), but the printed edition indicates no signature. The editors do not identify sender or recipient of the letter, but the recipient was probably Robert Harley (1626-73), son of Sir Robert Harley (1579-1656) of Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, and Lady Brilliana Harley, née Conway (1598-1643); see his page at The History of Parliament. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Cartwright, J J 1904a, vol. I, pp. 41-42. Notes4 KB (613 words) - 18:38, 7 January 2021