This is part of the Robin Hood legend and there actually is a grave.
To quote wikipedia:
"Robin Hood himself is reputed to be buried in the grounds of Kirklees Priory near Brighouse in West Yorkshire. There is an elaborate grave there with the inscription referred to above. The story is that the Prioress was a relative of Robin's. Robin was ill and staying at the Priory where the Prioress was supposedly caring for him. However, she betrayed him, his health worsened, and he eventually died there.
Before he died, he told Little John (or possibly another of his Merry Men) where to bury him. He fired an arrow from his bow from the Priory window, and where the arrow landed was to be the site of his grave. The actual grave is within sight of the ruins of the Priory, corresponding to the story.
The grave can be visited on occasional organised walks, organised by Calderdale Council Tourist Information office."
Although the gravestone appears to be medieval due to the language of the inscription, it has been said to be 17th century fake as the language is too clumsy to be medieval. However I like to believe that it was placed there in order to replace any previous grave that had become too worn or damaged...
So the film is actually quite close to the truth, except Marian was not involved.
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