Little John's Arrows (Hathersage Church)

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Hathersage Church where the arrows and other Little John relics were found before c. 1750.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-12.

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.

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).