Character Relationship Map: Robin Hood

Characters

• Sir Robert Hode (played by Patrick Bergin) — protagonist

  A Saxon earl and the central hero of the story, Robert Hode intervenes when a miller is threatened by Norman forces. After being punished and outlawed through the actions of his former friend Roger Da...

• Maid Marian (played by Uma Thurman) — protagonist

  Marian is Roger Daguerre's niece and the woman whose wealth is tied to his planned marriage arrangement. After witnessing the Merry Men's humiliation of Sir Miles Folcanet, she joins them in disguise,...

• Sir Miles Folcanet (played by Jürgen Prochnow) — supporting

  A cruel Norman knight, Folcanet leads the hunting party that catches a miller poaching deer on royal land. He threatens the miller, becomes enraged when Robert Hode intervenes, and demands Robert's pu...

• Prince John (played by Edward Fox) — supporting
• Harry (played by Alex Norton) — supporting
• Baron Roger Daguerre (played by Jeroen Krabbé) — supporting

  Roger Daguerre is the local Sheriff and Robert Hode's former friend. Although he privately explains that he needs peace with Folcanet because of a financial marriage arrangement involving his niece Ma...

• Friar Tuck (played by Jeff Nuttall) — minor
• Sam Timmons the Carpenter (played by Caspar De La Mare) — minor
• Jack Runnel (played by Stephen Pallister) — minor
• Abbott (played by Richard Moore) — minor
• Jester (played by Phelim McDermott) — minor
• Gammer Tanzie recent Widow (played by Gabrielle Lloyd) — minor
• Gerald of Tewkesbury (played by Jonathan Cullen) — minor
• Will Scarlett (played by Owen Teale) — supporting

  Will is Robert Hode's friend and the first named ally to support the miller when the Norman hunting party confronts him. He urges Robert to intervene against Folcanet's threats, helping trigger the co...

• Emlyn the Bow Maker (played by Anthony O'Donnell) — minor
• Lily (played by Gabrielle Reidy) — minor
• Nicole, Roger's Mistress (played by Carolyn Backhouse) — minor
• Much the Miller (played by Danny Webb) — supporting

  Much is the miller caught poaching deer on land belonging to the King of England. After being detected by Folcanet's hunting party, he flees and begs Robert Hode for protection when the Normans threat...

• Miter (played by Barry Stanton) — supporting
• Little John (played by David Morrissey) — supporting

  Known in the cast as Little John, he is the man Robert Hode meets after fleeing into Sherwood Forest. He becomes part of the familiar band of Merry Men who join Robert after he adopts the name Robin H...

Story Analysis

A Saxon earl is outlawed, becomes Robin Hood, and leads a rebellion to stop a corrupt wedding and defeat a cruel Norman knight.

Plot Progression

1. The Outlawed Earl — A miller's illegal hunt triggers a chase by Sir Miles Folcanet's hunting party. Hode intervenes, leading to a public mockery and his subsequent outlawry.
2. Sherwood's Rise — Hode escapes into Sherwood Forest, gathers John Little and the Merry Men, and formally adopts the Robin Hood identity to fight Norman oppression.
3. Betrayal and Planning — Marian infiltrates the camp in disguise but is recognized and betrayed. Hode resolves to storm Nottingham Castle to stop her forced wedding.
4. Storming Nottingham — The Merry Men launch a full assault on the castle. Folcanet is slain in combat, Daguerre surrenders his feud, and the marriage is blessed.