The Sayles (Saylis) is mentioned in the Gest, and Wentbridge (Went breg) is mentioned in Robin Hood and the Potter. All of the following are within this region. On the other hand, the two regions may have been included in the original tales, to appeal to a wider audience, without any regard for accuracy.īarnsdale or Bernysdale was known as a region between Pontefract and Doncaster, a lightly wooded area that was not officially a forest, but it was a place of ambush in the fourteenth century. ![]() ![]() Over time these may have become joined together, resulting in a confused scenario. The sheriff of Nottingham intrudes into Barnsdale where he has no jurisdiction, and both he and the outlaws travel between the two regions at lightening speed, which leads to the possibility that there was one cycle of tales that placed Robin in Barnsdale and another that placed him in Sherwood. The Gest names Barnsdale and Nottingham, but of the early ballads, only Robin Hood and the Monk mentions Sherwood. In Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, the action takes place in Barnsdale, and the sheriff is slain when he tries to flee to Nottingham. Robin Hood and the Potter names Wentbridge (Went breg) in the Barnsdale region and Nottingham. In Robin Hood and the Monk the outlaws adventures are confined to Sherwood and Nottingham. In the fifteenth century Robin was more often associated with Barnsdale than Sherwood, although the two regions are less than forty miles apart. ‘Robin Hood in Sherwood stood’ was written in a Lincoln cathedral manuscript in about 1410. ‘Robin Hood in Barnesdale Stood’ was quoted by a judge in the court of Common Pleas in 1429. ![]() Robin Hood has been associated with two different regions from an early date Barnsdale in South Yorkshire and Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.
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