Vocabulary
rascal
knave (n.)
fee
toll (n.)
a person who sells meat
butcher
"Stay a moment, while I wind my horn so that the herdsmen may drive them hither."
Robin Hood, disguised as a butcher, said this to the Sheriff. He was calling the merry men to him so they could kidnap the Sheriff, bring him to dinner, and rob him.
Robin agrees to help Arthur-a-Bland with his task in exchange for...
100 pounds
container of hot coal
brazier (n.)
crippled
maimed (adj.)
the tanner who was searching to arrest Robin Hood but instead ends up joining his band of merry men
Arthur-a-Bland
"As soon as this iron's white hot, I'll see that the right man gets it in the face!"
Robin Hood, disguised as a beggar, said this on the gallows. He was having to do the job of the executioner as punishment for having injured him. The "right man" is the captain of the guard, and Robin rescues the three prisoners who were supposed to be blinded on the gallows.
Arthur-a-Bland finally agrees to join the merry men because he has found his beloved cousin...
Little John
flour
meal (n.)
uniforms
livery (n.)
a steward or household manager
seneschal
"There is a great reward offered for the capture of a bold, bad outlaw called Robin Hood."
Arthur-a-Bland said this to Robin Hood, disguised as a yeoman. Robin Hood agrees to help capture Robin Hood.
What disguise does Robin Hood wear in order to sneak into a wedding to help Allin-a-Dale win his love back?
minstrel
dine
sup (v.)
hurt
smart (adj.)
the raised platform where a priest stands to deliver a sermon or perform a church ceremony
pulpit
"Her parents are dead, and I, as her legal guardian, say that she shall marry my brother."
The Bishop of Peterborough said this to Robin Hood, disguised as a minstrel. The girl is being forced into this marriage so that the groom, who is the Bishop's brother, will gain all of her inherited lands and possessions. Robin Hood rescues her, and she marries her true love, Allin-a-Dale, in the end.
The Bishop wants Allin-a-Dale's true love to marry the Bishop's brother because...
she is rich
removed
doffed (v.)
game
ploy (n.)
the butcher who joins Robin's merry men
Gilbert-of-the-White-Hand
"Wind away! You silly old palmer, I know you well! Blow till your eyes drop out - it will but deprive me of the pleasure of burning them!"
Worman said this to Robin Hood, disguised as a palmer. Robin escapes by running into the house of an old woman who helps him by exchanging clothing with him so that Robin is mistaken for a woman.
The Bishop agrees to marry Allin-a-Dale to his true love because Robin Hood...
threatened him
loyal
ardent (adj.)
a white gown worn by a priest
surplice
a certificate that gives permission to make an arrest
warrant
The Sheriff's wife invites Robin Hood to supper when he is disguised as a...
butcher
When Worman traps Robin Hood, an old lady helps Robin because...
saved
hoarded (v.)
a rope with a noose used for hanging criminals
halter
an official in charge of the royal forests of medieval England
verderer
While at supper with the Sheriff and his wife, Robin Hood learns that King Richard is a...
prisoner
The old lady helps Robin Hood by...
switching clothes with Robin
cheat
defraud (v.)
a person who turns animal skins into leather
tanner
the minstrel who marries his love after Robin saves her from a forced marriage to a rich old knight
Allin-a-Dale
When Robin Hood stumbles upon a public blinding, he gets the role of executioner by...
injuring the executioner
Robin saves the criminal being hanged by Worman by...
shooting an arrow through the rope
disguise
guise (n.)
a poem that tells a story and is set to music
ballad
a unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile
furlong
Instead of blinding the three prisoners, Robin...
rescues them
In the end, Worman is...
hanged
handler
wielder (n.)
a county in Great Britain
shire
a church's announcement of an intended marriage
banns
Arthur-a-Bland is on the forest road, looking to...
arrest Robin Hood
In the end, the Bishop...
must pay the tithe of the forest, is tied to a tree, is made to sing the Mass, and is released