The oldest and longest enduring traditions agree that he was in the care of a Prioress while ill or perhaps simply old. Please try again later. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The public normally have no access to this sprawling estate which has several grade I listed buildings and dates back to medieval times. This year, Calderdale Heritage Walks is running tours of the Kirklees Estate on Saturday 27 June and Sunday 28 June. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Anthony Munday portrayed Robin Hood as earl of Huntington in his plays of 1598, which suggests an epitaph was placed near the grave sometime between 1598 and 1632. Another version has the weakened Robin stabbed by the Prioress's lover. The dying outlaw then was supposed to have fired an arrow from the window – its landing place was to be his grave. In all of the earliest stories Robin is depicted as a yeoman, he doesn't achieve a noble birth until much later, perhaps as late as the sixteenth century stories when he also acquires a love interest in the form of Marian. It's just off junction 25 of the M62. In some versions, the Prioress, bleeds Robin, an accepted healing technique of the age, but she deliberately bleeds out too much, causing his death by blood loss. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Robin Hood was traditionally supposed to have been bled to death by the prioress of Kirklees (or Kirkley or kirklea or kirkleys) Priory . Family members linked to this person will appear here. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Kirklees has been known as the place of Robin Hood’s burial since at least the early sixteenth century; but just how long the grave has actually existed remains a mystery. The traditional site of Robin Hood’s grave at Kirklees estate in Yorkshire, has been the subject of controversy since the sixteenth century. A system error has occurred. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Failed to remove flower. Sorry! Robin Hood's Grave is a name given to a monument in Kirklees Park Estate, West Yorkshire, England, 53°41′23″N 1°44′10″W / 53.6897°N 1.736°W . Drag images here or select from your computer for Robin Hood memorial. ). Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. The once legible inscription on the grave slab had the words, ‘Here lie Robard Hude Willm Gold burgh Thoms’ (the rest obliterated). Oops, something didn't work. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. Samuel Armytage may have also caused the grave to be enclosed. Verify and try again. Failed to report flower. There are variations to the story of Robin's death. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The earliest reference to the gravestone is in Philemon Holland's English tran… Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. ‘Robard Hude’ is almost certainly a medieval rendering of Robin Hood. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. During Henry VIII’s reformation of the Church, the priory was knocked down and the masonry used for the farm buildings and Kirklees Hall, a short distance away. The cross slab grave cover was in use before the Norman Conquest, although the cross in Johnston’s drawing has a stepped base and clustered terminals, which is possibly thirteenth or fourteenth century. Try again. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The identity of the prioress is the subject of much debate as indeed is the date of Robin Hood's death. This account has been disabled. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. GREAT NEWS! The Cistercian nunnery was founded in 1155 by Reiner le Fleming, Lord of the Manor of Wath-upon-Dearne. We have set your language to I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robin Hood I found on Findagrave.com. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out.

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