Barnsdale

Barnsdale is the no longer common name for a small, historical region in the southern part of the English county of Yorkshire , to be settled about north of the present-day city of Doncaster .

history

The region was first mentioned in writing around the year 1377 in the popular poetry collection The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland .

The region owes its greatest fame to its mention in the Gest of Robyn Hode (first printed around 1500–1510), one of the earliest late medieval ballad collections about the deeds of Robin Hood . In contrast to the later ballads and today's legend, the Gest of Robyn Hode locates the Barnsdale Forest and not the Sherwood Forest as Robin Hood's retreat and hiding place.

The region was characterized by dense forests in the Middle Ages and was most likely one of the hunting grounds of the English royal family.

Others

Possibly the city of Barnsley in the region and the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley can derive their names from the former Barnsdale region; Opinions are divided on this, however.

Web links

• http://www.yorkshire.com (English)

Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  W.