The Robin Hood Handbook by Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Author:Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Format: epub
Publisher: History Press (Perseus)

When house or harth doth sluttish lye,

I pinch the maidens black and blue;

The bed-clothes from the bedd pull I,

And lay them naked all to view.

‘Twixt sleepe and wake,

I do them take,

And on the key-cold floor them throw.

If out they cry

Then forth I fly,

And loudly laugh out, ho, ho, ho!

Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 1765

Robin (o’the) Hood The name used by ROBERT OF LOCKSLEY during the two periods he spent living in SHERWOOD FOREST, CLIPSTONE FOREST and BARNISDALE FOREST. He had always been known as Robin by those who knew and trusted him, and he chose to add ‘Hood’ as he would have to hide his head, as if under a hood, until he could once more live as a freeman. A discussion of the historicity of the character may be found in Part Four of this book.

Interestingly the village named Robin Hood (OS104 SE3227) about 7 miles north of WAKEFIELD lies just over 2 miles north of another village named Outwood (see OUTWOODS), and just over 2 miles north-west of one called STANLEY. It is most likely that these villages were simply named after the legendary character and places associated with him, but who knows? There is another similarly named village to the south-west of SHEFFIELD.

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Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Pre-sixteenth-century source that tells the story of ROBIN HOOD and his battle with Sir GUY OF GISBORNE.

Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar Pre-sixteenth-century source that tells the famous story of the meeting between ROBIN HOOD and FRIAR TUCK, and how each has the other carry him across a fast-flowing stream. This source is undoubtedly based on an earlier story, though how early is difficult to determine.

Robin Hood Hill Hill (OS120 SK6353) on the summit of which is an Iron Age settlement that may well have been used at some time by ROBIN HOOD and his men, though there is absolutely no evidence to support this. The hill lies approximately 11 miles north-east of NOTTINGHAM and 8 miles south-east of MANSFIELD.

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Robin Hood’s Bay Bay on the east coast of North YORKSHIRE approximately 5 miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough. It was named after the battle between ROBIN HOOD and the pirate DAMON THE MONK, who had been harrying the north Yorkshire coast. Robin killed Damon the Monk and all his crew and hanged them from their own yard-arm before beaching the ship. Since that time the bay has been known as Robin Hood’s Bay.

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Robin Hood’s Cave There are several caves named after ROBIN HOOD. While there is no evidence that the outlaw ever took shelter in any of them, some of them are in the right geographical location, and must therefore be worthy of serious consideration, particularly as the legends mention Robin Hood and his men taking shelter in caves during periods of inclement weather. The three most interesting examples of caves named after Robin Hood are:

1. (OS110 SK2483) on the south-western border of Hallam Moors approximately 6 miles south-west of LOCKSLEY (Loxley), and thus some 8 miles south-west of SHEFFIELD.

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