The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Guy of Gisborne goes to visit Sir William of Gamwell, Robin’s uncle, to try and find a lead on him. Sir William invites Sir Guy to a festival near Sherwood Forest, and there, Sir Guy recognizes a peasant woman named Clorinda as Lady Marian Fitzwalter. He follows her to an archery contest, where Clorinda and a forester—Robin in disguise—are contending for the prize. Sir Guy recognizes Robin, and after asking Sir William for aid in arresting him, he is told to go back to Nottingham, as tenants will not necessarily help him. Sir Guy rides hard to Nottingham, gathers the Sheriff and an armed band of men, and, on their way back, encounters Clorinda and Brother Michael, her confessor. The friar blocks the men’s path from getting to Robin and engages them, pushing them back with only his staff. The next morning, armed men go to Lord Fitzwalter, Marian’s father, and accuse Marian of brutalizing the King’s men. Her father sends them off, but Marian confesses her actions and plans to escape from her father’s stronghold disguised as a forest ranger so that he will avoid retribution from Prince John, and she will go be with Robin in Sherwood Forest.