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St Ann's Well a.k.a. Robin Hood's Well, Close to which Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by … Record … p. 441. Brief mention ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Acre'. Also see ⁃ 1484 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ 1485 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham). Notes

St Ann's Well a.h.a. Robin Hood's Well, Close to which Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-09. Revised by … Record Source notes This occurs in Nottingham chamberlains' accounts under the heading: "Reparacions made and costes in … etc." Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 252. IRHB comments Robin Hood's Close was located Close to St Ann's Well, which was formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources … p. 252. Brief mention ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. Also see ⁃ 1484 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ 1499 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ 1624 - Robin Hood's Acre (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's …

The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close Close to the Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by … Robin Hood's Acre, mentioned in the Nottingham civic Records for 1624/25 (see record cited below), was probably located near Robin Hood's Well. Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. IV, p. 441. I do not know where the Acre was located; the coordinates cited above put it quite Close to Robin Hood's Well, but the exact spot I have chosen has nothing specific to recommend it. … this place-name to be indicated on the Google maps on the overview pages for Nottinghamhire and England. Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.nn. 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'. Notes

St Ann's Well a.h.a. Robin Hood's Well, Close to which Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-09. Revised by … Record Source notes This occurs in Nottingham chamberlains' accounts under the heading: "Reparacions and Costes made on … Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 229. The editor notes, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. Robin Hood's Close: "This was near S. Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well." IRHB comments Robin Hood's Close was located Close to St Ann's Well, which was formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources … p. 229. Brief mention ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. Also see ⁃ 1485 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ 1499 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) …

St Ann's Well a.h.a. Robin Hood's Well, Close to which Robin Hood's Close was located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-09. Revised by … Record … brackets. Note 1: "Blank in MS." The editor notes, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. Robin Hood's Close: "This was near S. Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well." Lists ⁃ Not included in Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources … p. 62. Brief mention ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. Also see ⁃ 1484 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ 1485 - Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham) ⁃ Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham). Notes

The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close Close to the Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-11. Revised by … Robin Hood's Close was a pasture Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. probably situated near St Ann's Well, Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. 'Robynhode Closse'. which latter was also known as Robin Hood's Well. Robin Hood-related place-names tend to cluster, and an entry in the civic Records for 1624 refers to four (unnamed) Closes near the well. Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. IV, pp. 385-86. Very likely one of these was Robin Hood's Close. The 1484-85 record entry cited below refers to work done at both Robin Hood's Close and "þe Copy", i.e. the Coppice, a locality that was situated c. 200 m NNE of Robin Hood's Well. See for instance 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXXVIII.15 (1900; rev. 1899). That the …

St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-10. Revised by … Record … brackets. Note 1: "Blank in MS." The editor notes, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. Robin Hood's Close: "This was near S. Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well." Note 3: "The jury from the western side of the town." Note 4: "Friday, … 475. Brief mention ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Well alias St. Anne's [sic] Well'. Also see ⁃ 1548 - Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham) ⁃ 1596 - Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham) ⁃ …

From east to west, localities discussed on this page: Stanley, Newton, Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Hipperholme, and Sowerby. Records of Robert Hoods in the medieval court rolls of the manor of Wakefield: ⁃ 1307 - Robert Hod of Alverthorpe member of a grand jury ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hod of Alverthorpe made a haystack that obstructed the common way ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hode of Newton (Alverthorpe) fined for dry wood ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hodde of Alverthorpe (acidentally?) drew blood from two women ⁃ 1309 - Robert Hode of Alverthorpe (1) acts as a pledge ⁃ 1309 - Robert Hode of Alverthorpe (2) called 'the Grave', broke the earl's fold ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (1) sued for debt ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (2) sued and amerced for deceit ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (3) fined for escape of animals ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (4) pays fine for dry wood ⁃ 1317 - Robert Hood of …

Robin Hood's Chair. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-12-17. Revised by … Photos, … Baildon surveyor Nicholas Smith, his wife, and his mother, Kate Smith. Robin Hood's Chair, a boulder in Trench Wood, c. 2 km SW of Baildon (West Yorkshire), is … or chief once sat'. He further notes that it is also sometimes known as Robin Hood's Seat and, perhaps less helpfully, that it is located 'about halfway down Shipley Glen'. Old Elmet Dreaming: My Folkloric Influences. Passing within 50 meters or so of the Chair is the Shipley Glen Tramway, which has taken passengers up and down the glen since 1895. http://Shipley Glen Tramway website. …

Sherwood Forest. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Sherwood Forest is the home of the outlaws in about half of the early tales and most later sources. The first source to put Robin Hood in Sherwood is 1401 - Anonymous - Lincoln Cathedral MS 132 (c. 1401-25) … pt. II, pp. 110-11. For literature on King John's Palace in Sherwood, see Robin Hood Close (King's Clipstone). Quotations Sherwood Forest in the ballads … ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, [ch. 2:] 'Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood' (pp. 13-24). ⁃ Leland, John 1906a, vol. I, p. 94. Maps ⁃ List of printed and MS maps at: Sherwood Forest: Cartographic (Nottinghamshire Heritage …

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 … 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 …

From east to west, localities discussed on this page: Stanley, Newton, Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Hipperholme, and Sowerby. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-11. Revised by … The Manor of Wakefield was a vast estate covering two large areas of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In addition to Wakefield, townships within the manor included Stansfield, Heptonstall, Northowram, Hipperholme, Brighouse, Clifton, Hartshead, Dewsbury, Ossett, Sandal, Walton, Holme, Shepley, etc. (see map of the estate). An almost unbroken series of Records of the manorial court exists from 1274 to 1925, when the manor was dissolved. See Yorkshire Archaeological Society: Wakefield Court Rolls. During the first half of the 14th century, families surnamed Hood with at least one member carrying the first name Robert were found in Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Stanley, Sowerby, and perhaps Sandal (see interactive map below). Joseph Hunter famously suggested that one of these Robert Hoods, a Wakefield tenant who …

Viborg where 'thing' was to be held; Finderup where the king was killed; the outlaws' island stronghold of Hjelm; the manor of Gjorslev, enfeoffed to Rane Jonsen. / HTN collection.]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-13. Revised by … No less than 14 versions exist of a Danish ballad on the murder of King Erik the Fifth 'Klipping' in 1286 and its aftermath. It is possible this king's nickname 'Klipping' refers to his devaluing, clipping the coins. See Wikipedia: Eric V of Denmark. They all feature Marsk Stig Andersen Hvide (d. 1293) and his relatives or associates as central characters. A "marsk" Ordbog over det danske Sprog: Marsk, sb. 2 (in Danish). or "marskalk" was a commander of an army (cf. English "marshall"), a royal servant of very high rank that can be compared to a minister of war or minister of defence in more recent times. Following the regicide, Marsk Stig and seven others were outlawed and fled to Norway where they gained the support of the …