Talk:Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln/Archive 1

Archive 1

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It does not seem reliable at all. It is basically a blog post. It hardly proves a reliable source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.240.154.158 (talk) 10:08, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

This has gone Jim Killock (talk) 18:54, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

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In the last para, who is Child, who sums things up? Martin

Francis James Child was probably the second-greatest collector of English folk songs, behind Cecil Sharp. I'd guess it was him. There are dozens of folk songs about Little Sir Hugh, and I'd be very surprised if Child didn't know several - possibly someone with access to a copy of the Child Ballads can check if any are in there? - Jacob Steel

Little Saint Hugh is definitely represented in the Child Ballads. One ballad is number 155. "Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's Daughter." I may be mistaken, but I think there is another as well, but I don't have that volume immediately at hand. Leprendun —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.220.5.117 (talk) 00:41, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

It might also be mentioned that there is a Catholic saint named Hugh of Lincoln (c. 1135 - 1200) who may at some point need to be disambiguated. Hephaestos

I added a disambig block - which works if we're sure that "little sir hugh" never made it as far as being sainted. Martin

Without doubt, Hugh of Lincoln should go straight to Saint Hugh of Lincoln, not to Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, since Hugh was the earlier and more important. Hugh is the one compared with whom Little Hugh is 'little'. Anyone from anywhere near Lincoln would think first of St Hugh when Hugh of Lincoln was mentioned, if he ever got round to thinking of Little St Hugh. (RJP 19:26, 1 August 2005 (UTC))

Steeleye Span

Just wondered it says this is often corrupted to Little Sir Hugh. Do youthink the song of this name by Steeleye Span should be mentioned? It is definitely related to this (see the lyrics at [1] 84.67.16.155 20:08, 20 March 2006 (UTC) (This was me T.A Stevenson but I forgot to log in.

This is mentioned on the page about the song Sir Hugh instead. Jim Killock (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Death date

Should his death be given with an exact date? He went missing July 31 and his body was found August 29, he could've died at any point between those two days, and I doubt they had any reliable means of estimating time of death back then, so shouldn't it be just 1246-1255 without dates? XinaNicole (talk) 15:48, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Agreed, modified to say "Before". Jim Killock (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2018 (UTC)