An itinerant barber-surgeon in 11th-century England who rescues and mentors a young Rob Cole. He teaches him basic medieval medical practices like cupping, bloodletting, and dental extraction. Later suffers from cataracts, is healed by a Jewish physician, and eventually learns of Rob's return and fame in London.
Barber's early teachings indirectly provide the medical foundation that saves Rebecca.
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