Hood (2006) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Bran: Main character, the future Robin Hood
• Angharad: Wise old woman, called "hudolian"
• Count Falkes: Conqueror of Bran's kingdom
• Iwan: Bran's loyal champion, "Little John"
• Mérian: British princess
• Brother Ffreol: Priest at Llanelli who is friend and confessor to Bran
• William the Red: King of England
• Guy of Gysburne: An English soldier and Marshall
• Hugo: English Abbot
• Asaph: Bishop of Llanelli in Elfael
• Siarles: Second to Iwan
• Baron Neufmarché: Rival to the de Braose family and overlord of Merian's kingdom
• Baron De Braose: Uncle to the Count de Braose and new owner of Elfael
• Brychan: Bran's father, King of Elfael
• Anora: Merian's mother
• Rhys: Add a description of this character.
• Brother Aethelfrith: Fat English friar, loyal to Bran. Iwan nicknames him "Tuck".
• Sybil: Daughter of Baron Neufmarche
• Philip
• Remey: Steward to Baron Neufmarche
• Ormand
• Cardinal Ranulf: Regent in the absence of King William
• Michael
• Orval
• Dyfrig
• Garran
• Harold: Last Anglo-Saxon king of England
• Robert: William II's older brother, Duke of Normandy
• Clyro: An aged brother in the Llanelli monastery
• Beauvais
• Agnes
• Jeremias: A soldier in Guy of Gisbourne's company
• Laurent

Quotes edit see section history

• “"Respect is a valuable treasure that costs nothing."”

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• May you always have ale enough to wet your tongues, wit enough to know friend from foe, and strength enough for every fight.'

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• 'A blessing on the Lord of the Feast. May his days never cease and his tribe increase!'

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• if it was known what would satisfy his unquiet heart, that knowledge was more completely hidden than a single drop of water in all the oceans of the world.

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• Greater than life or death; greater than this world and the world to come. There is no end to the amount of difference it can make.'

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• c: hard - as in cat (never soft, as in cent) ch: hard - as in Bach (never soft, as in church; dd: a hard th sound, as in then f. a hard v sound, as in of ff. a soft f sound, as in off g:

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• It was said of the Ffreinc that they would blithely burn a village, slaughter all the men, and hang all the women and children, and then hurry off to church lest they miss a Mass.

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• called, and no one who saw him doubted that if ever there was a man touched by the All Wise and granted every boon in abundance, it was he. Thus, he possessed all that was needful for a life of utter joy and delight, save one thing only. A single blessing eluded him, and that was contentment. Bran Bendigedig's heart was restless, always seeking, never

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• he had been in that state of alert serenity the bards called the trwyddo ennyd, the seeding time, and which they recognised as a singular moment for learning.

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• 'For ourselves, Mighty Father, I pray you keep us from the sin of hatred, keep us from the sin of vengeance, keep us from the sin of despair, but protect us from the wicked schemes of our enemies.

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• 'To protect those least able to protect themselves. That much, at least, has not changed. That was ever the sole purpose and duty of kingship. Since the beginning of time it has not changed.'

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Hereford: Home of Baron Neufmarche
• England
• Cefn
• Gwynedd: Northern kingdoms
• Deheubarth
• Bayeux
• Caer Cadarn

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Scarlet.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Stephen R. Lawhead (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Some violence

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( L ) › Lawhead, Stephen
• Books › History › Europe › Wales
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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