1831 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire, Second Series (1)
| Allusion | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1831 |
| Author | Roby, John |
| Title | Traditions of Lancashire, Second Series |
| Mentions | Robin Hood's Well (Whitworth); Robin Hood's Grave (Kirklees Priory) |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-14. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
Allusion
A clear rock spring, in a gloomy dell below the Hall [sc. Healey Hall], is still called “the Spaw," and often frequented by youths and maidens on May mornings. Hence some have imagined, that this Dene and its Spaw may have given to the river running hrough it the name of Spodden, or Spaw-Dene. Another spring, higher up, is called Robin Hood's Well, from that celebrated outlaw, who seems to have been the favourite champion of these parts, and who, according to some authorities, lies buried at Kirklaw, in the West Riding of York.
Such holy wells were, in more superstitious, if not happier ages, the supposed haunts of elves, fairies, and other such beings, not unaptly denominated the rabble of mythology.[1]
Source notes
IRHB's brackets. A note to the passage refers to "Mag. Britan. York, p. 391". The passage occurs in Roby's retelling of 'The Fairies' Chapel'.
IRHB comments
'Kirklaw': Kirklees.
Lists
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
- Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.
Sources
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire. Second Series (London, 1831), vol. I, p. 116
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London, 1867); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London; Manchester, 1872), vol. II, p. 4 & n.
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (London; Edinburgh, 1879); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire (Manchester, [189?]); not seen
- Roby, John; Milner, George, introd. Traditions of Lancashire (Manchester, [1906]); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire. Second Series (London; New York, 1928); not seen
- Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire. Second Series (London, 1930); not seen.
Background
Also see
- Robin Hood's Well (Whitworth)
- Robin Hood's Grave (Kirklees Priory)
- 1829 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire (1)
- 1829 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire (2)
- 1831 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire, Second Series (2)
- 1831 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire, Second Series (3)
- 1831 - Roby, John - Traditions of Lancashire, Second Series (4)
- 1854 - Roby, John - Literary and Poetical Remains (1)
- 1854 - Roby, John - Literary and Poetical Remains (2).
Notes
- ↑ Roby, John. Traditions of Lancashire. Second Series (London, 1831), vol. I, p. 116