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This replica sword is, apparently, based on one owned by the Earl of Huntingdon. Which one? Well, the description at the beginning of the above site opens with “Historically, the Earl of Huntingdon is a title held by the Scottish rulers of Huntingdonshire, but in folklore, this title belonged to the legendary Robin Hood….” 

I won’t argue with anything regarding Robin Hood, about whom legends and “facts” are legion, but in this instance I was searching for information about Guichard d’Angle, who was Earl of Huntingdon for only a few years in the latter quarter of the 14th century. A Scottish ruler of Huntingdonshire? With a name like Guichard d’Angle I doubt it very much in this case. You can read more about Guichard here . He was tutor to the boy Richard of Bordeaux, who, of course, became Richard II.

Ho, ho, thought I. This Scottish business has to be all wrong. Um, no. Who was wrong? Moi. 😲 I know, it’s hard to believe. A friend pointed out that Scottish kings had indeed once been Earls of Huntingdon, and sent me this link. 

Oh dear, time for the viscountess to retract her snarky-ha-ha and stand corrected! 😄