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Wakefield. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Richard Braithwaite in his Strappado for the Diuell mentions May games at Wakefield. Born in Kendall (Cumberland) and educated at Oxford, he may not have known much about Wakefield, and it is possible he invented these annual May games and dances "vpon Wakefield greene" as a punning allusion to George à Greene, the Pinder of Wakefield. On the other hand, he may have had first or second hand knowledge of such festival traditions in Wakefield. Allusions Lists and gazetteers ⁃ Outside scope of Lancashire, Ian 1984a. … scope of Wiles, David 1981a, Appendix I. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: Wakefield Notes

Known variously as The History and The Famous History of George a Greene, the Pinder of Wakefield. Scholarly editions Brief mention ⁃ Freeburg, Victor Oscar 1915a, pp. 107, 211. ⁃ Greg, Walter Wilson 1911a; see. p. 289 n. 1. On the character George a Greene See page on Greene, Robert - George a Greene. Notes

The location of the pub in Wakefield is not known. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Braithwaite's Allusions (see below) strongly suggest there was a public house named after the pinner in Wakefield itself in the 1630's. Of course this could be a case of poetic license, but … named after him in his hometown. I have assumed it was called the Pinder of Wakefield, but it may of course just as well have been named George à Greene. Presumably "Meedes" in the allusion under the heading "1638 - Braithwaite, Richard - Barnabee's Journal (5)" is "meads", and so the allusion is to the public house rather than the legendary character. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Notes

Wakefield. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Wakefield is now the centre of the large metropolitan district known as the City of Wakefield, but in the late Middle Ages it was a small town or large village. It is … and that therefore the name referred to an annual feast or festival held at Wakefield. However, there is no evidence whatsoever for such a festival in the … first suggestion assumes less, I think it should be adopted. The Pinder of Wakefield Perhaps Wakefield's most famous citizen during the early modern period was the legendary Pinder, George à Greene, the hero of the ballad of …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Allusion IRHB comments Immediately after this passage follows one on Bradford and its famous legendary shoemaker. Sources ⁃ Braithwaite, Richard 1878a, pp. 202-204. Lists ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 316. ⁃ Outside scope of: Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Citations ⁃ Braithwaite, Richard 1820a, vol. I, p. 93. ⁃ Braithwaite, Richard 1852a, pp. 161-62. Brief mention ⁃ Anonymous 1851a; on the expression "merry Wakefield". ⁃ Braithwaite, Richard 1878a, p. xxviii. Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-28. Revised by … Records relating to persons named Robin Hood historical Robert/Robin Hoods: Also see ⁃ Historical persons (links) in Allusions section ⁃ Criminals named Robin Hood ⁃ Persons surnamed Robinhood ⁃ Robin Hoods in Wakefield Manor Court Rolls (links).

Robin Hood Malt Kiln. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-21. Revised by … Robin Hood Malt Kiln is indicated on an 1854 O.S. map of the Huddersfield area that was based on surveying done in the years 1848 to 1850. The name seems to have referred to a rectangular building squeezed in between the Calder, immediately to the west, and Wakefield Road immeditely to the east, and thus located immediately west of Nun Bank … "Robin Hood Malt Kiln" positioned in Nun Bank Wood, immediately east of Wakefield Road, thus making it unclear if the name was meant to apply to the building close to the Calder. The kiln is mentioned as an existing structure in a 1903 lease. See MS sources section below. The name Robin Hood Malt Kiln is not indicated on any of the later 6" O.S. maps of the area online at NLS, See Maps section. though the buidling is shown at least as …

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-28. Revised by … Below is found a list of records relating to historical persons – law-abiding or otherwise – named Robin Hood, Robert Hood, Hobbehod etc. So far the list includes only a fraction of the records currently known. Records relating to persons named Robin Hood persons named Robin Hood: Also see ⁃ Historical persons (allusion texts) in Allusions section ⁃ Criminals named Robin Hood ⁃ Persons surnamed Robinhood ⁃ Robin Hoods in Wakefield Manor Court Rolls (record texts). Notes

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-14. Revised by … Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. The passage occurs in Roby's retelling of 'The Black Knight of Ashton'. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Roby, John 1829a, vol. I, p. 167 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1830a, vol. I, p. 169 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1843a, vol. I, p. 204 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1867a; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1872a, vol. I, p. 100 ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1879a; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 189xa; not seen ⁃⁃ Roby, John 1906a; not seen. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: John Roby. Notes

Robin Hood's Cottage. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-15. Revised by … Robin Hood's Cottage is located very close to Robin Hood's Grave in Park Bottom Wood within the Kirklees estate. It may be a more recent name for what is indicated on O.S. maps of the area dating from 1854 to 1949 as Robin Hood Malt Kiln. See Maps section. The name "Robin Hood's Cottage" does not occur on these maps. In fact Dobson & Taylor's mention of this place-name in 1976 {:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 309. is the earliest I have found, and the grid reference they provide indicates a spot not far from the area that is labelled "Robin Hood Malt Kiln" on the earlier 6" O.S. maps. The Google Maps satellite image of the area does not appear to show anything but trees there, but estate agent's material from the recent sale of Kirklees Farm notes that "A repair notice has been received in respect of Robin Hood’s Cottage. English Heritage has in principle agreed to provide a £100,000 loan." See …

Approximate indication of the site of the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-01. Revised by … The Pinder of Wakefield's Fort was part of a ring of defences erected around the City of London in … how long its name remained in use. However, Daniel Defoe made the Pinder of Wakefield's Fort the scene of the eponymous character's first foray into the 'gentlemanly' trade of highway robbery in The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Col. Jacque, published in 1723, at which time it was evidently still well known. About this time or a little later, people in the area began using the (site of the) fort as a dump, a fact which gave …

Barnsley By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-15. Revised by … Barnsley can claim a tenuous connection with Robin Hood in that a fair young damsel who is abducted in the ballad of 'Robin Hood and the Tanner's Daughter', the C version of Erlinton (Child 8), is the offspring of "John Hobbes of Barneslee". This slight claim is in fact even less impressive than it seems at first sight, for the Robin Hood-themed version of Erlinton was written, in 1847 or slightly earlier, by the literary forger John Payne Collier. See IRHB's page on Erlinton, and while "Barneslee" can of course be taken to refer to the town of Barnsley, one cannot rule out the possibility that Collier intended it to sound like a garbled echo of "Barnsdale ". Quotations [Erlinton (Child 8 C), st. 5:] Child, Francis James 1882a, vol. I, p. 109. 'Where dost thou dwell, my prettie maide? I prithee tell to me;' 'I am a tanner's daughter,' she said, 'John Hobbes of Barneslee.' Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in …

Robin Hood Mill By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-17. Revised by … Robin Hood Mill seems to have been established by 1823. See MS sources section below. From 1840 to 1874 if not later, the tenant was Ramsden, Camm & Company, manufacturers of telegraph wire, cables etc. Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Mills & Mines R. Like the nearby Little John Mill, The Robin Hood Mill was built on land owned by the Armytage family of Kirklees Hall. Since they owned the land on which Robin Hood's alleged grave is found, it is a reasonable guess that they suggested these names for the mills. Robin Hood Mill was probably one of the properties sandwiched in between Clifton Road and Wakefield Road, which would account for the address being variously given as one or the other. Also see Robin Hood Wire Works. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. MS sources The following papers among the of Kirklees and the Armytage Family", at West Yorkshire …

Short introduction We hope that this wiki will in due course come to live up to its somewhat grand name. It is called 'International' because in addition to the vast amount of material that exists in English, we intend to add information about materials in other languages such as translations of ballads, secondary literature, children's fiction, literature on foreign analogues of Robin Hood etc. Arguably 'Bibliography' is a misnomer as the site already includes a wealth of all sorts of information one would not nor­mally expect to find in a biblio­gra­phy, but the biblio­gra­phical aspect is in all cases taken quite seriously, and there is already a wiki named the Robin Hood Wiki, so another name had to be found for the site. Latest news NEW subsite: IRHB Editions, currently with a single edition: A Gest of Robyn Hode ⁃ 2024-03-12: All tithe awards for the following English counties have now been searched for Robin Hood-related place names: …

Approximate former location of the Standing Stone and c. 150 m south the location to which it was moved or the location of another standing stone. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-19. Revised by … The Standing Stone in Sowerby was a pillar about 180 cm in height near the Long Causeway on the boundary between the townships of Sowerby and Mytholmroyd. According to tradition, Robin Hood threw this rock off a nearby hill with a spade as he was digging (see 1775 Allusion). The stone is first referred to – without any mention of Robin Hood – in minister's accounts of 1403 and the Wakefield court rolls of 1525. There are several later references. Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. III, pp. 149-50. According to the 'Northern Antiquary', the monolith was still standing in situ in 1852, but by the early 20th century it had been moved to another location in the vicinity, and subsequently it has vanished without a trace. Northern Antiquarian: Sowerby Lad, Mytholmroyd, West …

Wentbridge. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-04. Revised by … Several photos courtesy Richard Hawlor. Referred to in the Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Potter, Wentbridge is the name both of a bridge – first mentioned in 1190 as "pontem de Wente" Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, pp. 51. – over the river Went and the village that grew up around it at the northern boundary of Barnsdale. The village lies athwart the original Great North Road and hence would have been well known to travellers along this main road from London to the north and Scotland. Before the modern road was constructed, the deep incline at Wentbridge, 1 in 16, made this a dangerous place for travellers on horseback or in a horse driven carriage. Passengers would generally have had to leave the carriage during descent, as braking was dangerous, and during ascent in order to lighten the burden for the horses. Hence this was a very well chosen locale for a tale about a …

The marker indicates the probable centre of Barnsdale, at whose northern boundary lay Wentbridge. Barnsdale's extent in the west-east direction would have been similar to that north-south. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Barnsdale was one of Robin Hood's two chief haunts in the medieval and early modern outlaw tradition. Never precisely delimited, it was an area straddling the Great North Road about halfway between Doncaster and Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Following Dobson & Taylor (1972), Dobson, Richard Barrie 1972a, see pp. 11-20. modern historians have tended to relocate it to an area somewhat north of its original location. However, a close reading of the Gest of Robyn Hode (see "Location and extent" below) suggest this may not be necessary. The etymology of "Barnsdale" is "Beorn's valley", Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 37. Beorn being an OE personal name, which occurs also in other place-names, for instance Barnsley (c. 18 km …