Vocabulary
borrower
debtor (n.)
carry
ferry (v.)
a medieval musician or poet
minstrel
money or food given as charity to the poor
alms
What does Robin Hood call the money he takes from his kidnapped dinner guests?
tithe of the forest
battle
fray (n.)
promise
oath (n.)
term used in the Middle Ages referring to Muslims
Marian's disguise as a shepherdess
Clorinda
What does Robin Hood give Sir Richard to help him?
money
skull
sconce (n.)
guarantee
surety (n.)
a lord who is owed allegiance and service
liege
the poor knight who receives money from Robin to pay back his loans to the abbot
Sir Richard of Legh
Who shows up at the Gamwell festival trying to capture Robin Hood?
Guy of Gisborne
searched
scoured (v.)
rude
churlish (adj.)
the release of many arrows at one time
volley
a religious officer next in rank below the abbot
prior
What does the friar demand from Robin after he ferries him across the river?
money
imprisonment
durance (n.)
valley
glade (n.)
a sheath for a sword or dagger
scabbard
a keeper of the royal deer
ranger
What does Robin offer to the friar to convince him to serve a richer meal?
a gold coin
severe
dire (adj.)
"I have no great desire to dine just yet, and there is still time to find us a guest for dinner."
Robin Hood said this to Little John, Will Scarlet, and Much. They kidnapped guests for dinner and forced them to dine with them.
a person who has withdrawn from the world to live in seclusion
hermit
an arrow that is 28 inches long
cloth-yard shaft
Sir Richard is late to his appointment with Robin Hood because he gets caught up rescuing Arthur-a-Bland from an angry mob at what sporting event?
wrestling
disturbance
riot (n.)
"Go to your room now, and do not let anyone see you leaving Arlingford Castle, or it will be the worse for us all!"
Lord Fitzwalter said this to Marian. Marian is going to be with Robin in Sherwood Forest.
the Holy Land; the place where the Crusades were being fought
Palestine
a young nobleman apprenticing to be a knight
squire
To whom were the Cellarer and the Clerk taking the 800 pounds that Little John found on them?
Prince John
military aid
reinforcements (n.)
"It seems that a few pease and a jug of water have thriven you marvelously."
Robin Hood said this to the Hermit of Copmanhurst (Friar Tuck). Friar Tuck is big and strong and a powerful fighter.
a term of insult that means a worthless and cowardly person
cur
an object that decorates the top of a helmet
Robin Hood takes the 800 pounds from the monks and saves it for whom?
King Richard
money paid to release a prisoner
ransom (n.)
"You owe me no money. It has already been paid..."
Robin Hood said this to Sir Richard of Legh. Robin Hood collected a "tithe of the forest" from two monks and used it to repay the debt Sir Richard owed.
a messenger
herald
the tomb of Christ
His Holy Sepulchre
Who recognizes "Robert Fitzwilliam" as Robin Hood at Prince John's archery tournament?
conceited
pompous (adj.)
"Let the champion, the man of Sherwood, draw near and receive his prize."
Robin Hood is the "man of Sherwood." The prize was a silver arrow with a head and feathers of red gold. After receiving the prize, Robin is identified as Robin Hood and attacked by Sir Guy's men on his way back to Nottingham.
Marian's confessor who was banished from Fountains Abbey after taking sides with Robin Hood; he later becomes one of Robin's followers
Friar Tuck
the sport of hunting by using hawks or other birds of prey
hawking
Who opens his home to Robin Hood and the merry men as they are seeking shelter from Sir Guy's attacks?
Sir Richard of Legh