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England in 1190 was an unhappy land, its people divided into two distinct

classes, the Saxons, a slave race, and the Normans, the masters who ruled

without justice.

More than a century before, the Saxons had been a free and happy people.

But in 1066, they were defeated at Hastings by Duke William of Normandy,

the Conqueror.

And to preserve their rule, the Normans built their castles and introduced

brutal, repressive laws.

The harshest were the forest laws.

A man could be tortured and hanged for hunting food to feed his starving

or made a wolf's head, an outlaw whose head was worth no more than a wolf's.

This is the story of one man, Robert of Knoxley, a Saxon farmer.

who was to become known as Robin Hood, the outlaw, a wolf's head.

Have you

seen

him? Seen who?

A runaway serpent, all of you here.

No.

Have you much?

No. He came this way, a ringed slave.

You must have seen it. Don't waste time. Sell us the hay.

hang for this.

I'm a free man and you're on my land.

You attacked a knight and a royal game warden. Only to protect myself.

That's the law.

You have no power here.

Take your men and get off my land.

What is your name?

Robert of Locksley.

Then look to yourself.

We'll meet again.

Hey, that was close.

How's your head?

Oh, it's still singing, but on my shoulders.

Thank you, Master.

Who are you?

You're the twineherd from Roger of Dunkster's Land.

The hangman?

Ah, Roger the hangman. That was his brother, Geoffrey. He's hunted me for

days. What have you done?

Only run from the whipmaster, like others.

Well, you're safe here.

And my men don't wear these.

I'll knock out a few.

After I've rested, we'll move on.

We?

My family.

I hid them here while I looked for food.

This is Tom, and that's Abby.

Oh, poor things.

Look, Mother.

I'll get them washed.

We'll feed them first, Alice.

Put some food in their bellies.

Don't be afraid, Abby.

What would you say to a nice piece of pie?

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Where's my brother?

It's a pigsty.

What do you breed in this hall?

Wine. I'm old.

So, I thought we were going to have some sport tonight.

But no, he was taken from you. And by one man, they say.

A Saxon.

He?

One man against my brother, the brave Chifrey?

And the chief game warden?

What were your foresters doing?

Their leader's a Saxon himself, my lord.

Stokely. We were on free land.

He knew the law.

Stokely.

I've never trusted him.

Have him watched.

I know.

Where was it?

Knoxley.

Who was the man?

Robert the Yeoman.

Isn't he the one who your Lady Marian fancied?

Get out.

Get out!

Was it the same man?

Yes.

Then why didn't you kill him? He took us by surprise. If I had some of my own

men... My men!

You have nothing that

isn't mine.

They ought to be withdraw themselves.

I'm a serf. I show my boy, but I'm not an animal.

Here, drink this.

Oh, this is good iron. I can use this.

So, you're bound for the forest.

What do you think you'd live on?

Roots, berries, hunts, more game.

Break the game laws.

The forest doesn't catch you inside a week.

Aye, then it's out with your eyes or an onion if they take you.

You'll make a wool set if they don't. Wool set?

Aye, an outlaw.

Your head worth no more than a wolf's, dead or alive.

You best stay with us till he's stronger.

Would you like that, boy?

Stay here with us for a while?

Well, would you?

Tom can't speak, Master.

Oh, he used to, but not since they took his mother to Jeffers Hall.

Should have got rid of this Robert long ago.

Because of him, Mario puts me off.

Lord Fitzwater would never let them marry. No, he's a fool, she twists him

her finger.

We could hang this Roxley.

Oh, yes, and have the whole Saxon rattle in our throats.

Now, whatever's done must be done inside the law.

What led you to him?

The third.

He thought he'd given us the slip.

But he was hunting deer.

Hunting deer.

Who's largely with him?

I don't know. Don't think so.

I wonder if the game warden might remember.

Are you going to the Fitzwaters?

Yes.

Is it wise?

Whether it's wise or not, I haven't seen Mary for over a month.

Maybe that's for the best.

You were friends as children, but marriage between you is impossible.

She's a Norman.

This is King Richard's time, not the conquest.

I don't hate Normans.

They'll never permit it.

I'll let her decide that.

Where are you going?

Part of the way with you.

To the prior cell.

They say he takes more than a barrel at one swallow.

That's a wicked thing to say.

How long will you be gone?

It's not more than a day and I won't be stopped another way.

Robert, take care.

If her father and his friends ever found out, you'd make terrible enemies.

I have no enemies.

David Dornan.

Robert of Loxley.

I know him.

He lands on the edge of Barnsdale Forest.

Between yours and the estates of Fitzwalter.

Yes.

When I marry the lady... The lady marries. According to my reports, that

day is still far off.

I have her father's promise.

My Lord, I am your man.

When I have the estates at Fitzvalter, together we shall hold all the power

between Doncaster and York.

Together?

I can go where you cannot.

Move where you cannot, Bethinto.

But I already have a steward.

I meant more than that.

And I'll not be spied on. Then leave. This meeting is over. Not until I have

finished.

With King Richard away on his crusade.

And if he stays away much longer.

Then Prince John will meet powerful friends in the north.

I may have underestimated you, Sir Roger.

The balance of power will indeed be delicate.

But these are dangerous matters.

What have they to do with Robert of Locksley?

With him out of the way, our lands will be joined.

You are a member of the King's Great Council.

I administer justice.

But if this Robert upholds the laws and pays his taxes, we cannot touch him.

But if he had broken the laws, more particularly the forest laws... Oh, that

would be a very different matter.

I have a number of blank warrants signed by the Regent Prince John for just such

an occasion.

Lagos!

Lagos!

My Lord Abbott, this is the Chief Game Warden of Barnsdale Forest.

Rock Slam.

Oui, madame.

Tip le bleu.

They're in.

Come on, don't go too far.

Take care. Bye.

It's been so long.

Every night I've said, let Robin come tomorrow.

Why do you smile?

Because you're the only one who still calls me Robin.

Not even your mother?

It's my father's name for me. She hasn't used it since I was a child.

Must we always have to go on meeting like this and hiding?

Oh, perhaps not always. Until the world changes.

Could you tell your father about us?

This is England. We were born here.

Not Saxons or Normans. We're English.

Why can't we be together like free human beings? You know why.

My father's not a cruel man.

He liked you as they were friends.

And yet you have to marry a Norman.

Robin, I'm his only child.

You have to preserve his estate.

Marry your own kind.

But suppose he orders you to.

He already has.

I'm to choose within a year.

Who?

I could never be happy.

With anyone but you.

What if he makes you?

I'd say no.

Then it's only a way to a convent.

Or to France.

And neither way I'd lose you.

You must go now.

Next time we'll have longer.

earth will miss me. Come with me.

One day.

I promise.

I love you.

Nothing can change that.

Loose the string or you're a dead man.

You're not much of a hunter, boy.

Fry a tuck. You can thank your mother you're still alive.

I thought you were a wolf. A what?

I thought you were a wolf, like all your sort. You'd have killed first and then

looked. It's the way of the forest and the world.

You wonder why I choose to live on my own.

You're pardoned, Father.

You're not so often so far from your cave.

I was gathering herbs.

Medicine.

I'm sorry, Father.

G'day. Have you a good day?

Beauty shouldn't be out here alone.

It's almost supper time.

What is it?

Mother. Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Alice. They've made me a wolf's head.

What?

My land's been taken by the Ebbets and Marys.

I've been outlawed for killing a stag.

Tom! Tom!

Tom.

Did you see the men that killed your father?

Did you see their shields?

Show me.

Roger of Doncaster.

I'll find them. First there's work to do.

To thy hands, O Lord, we commend thy spirits.

Amen.

Is that all?

There's no time for any more. You have children and wounded.

You must find somewhere safe.

Where? There's a path over the mountains.

I know the track.

Are you strong enough?

I'll bring you some food in the morning.

If it was the hangman, he'll be back before dark.

With more men.

You'll take my mother and the children to the nunnery? Yes.

Even though the abbot will know that you've helped us?

Let him come and tell me he's displeased.

Oh! Oh!

Tom! Tom.

You always said he lived too long.

I brought what I could.

There's guards in the village.

And the hangman? No.

But his brother's been.

He's met one of his own men, Bailey.

What do we do now?

Learn how to live in the forest.

How to stay alive.

What about him?

They're looking for him.

Stay with us until we find him somewhere safer.

I brought this.

What is it?

My father's. It's a Welsh bow.

He said there's a law against carrying them. He always kept it hid.

He said it would stop a bear.

But I could never string it, let alone draw it.

No wonder there's a law.

It'd P .S. play die -in.

They think they're safe in their castles and armour.

Since they've made me a wolf's head, I shall be one.

None of them.

Normans, priests, even their servants shall use a forest rose without fearing

us.

What?

You'll be our eyes and ears.

Tell Lady Merrin that I'm safe.

And if she has a message for me, to leave it with Friar Tuck.

On what?

To be safer. She's to say the message is for Robin.

Robin?

Robbie.

You'd better get back before you're missed.

No.

I'll stay with you if you let me.

It could be forever.

They'll hunt us down like wild beasts.

And we'll live in the sun till we're caged.

We'd better get our things together.

If you follow to see how others can, we must get deeper into the forest.

My lord, a messenger from Sir Roger.

Yes? The matter he spoke of is concluded.

Does that mean the land is ours?

Yes, my lord.

Then why didn't you say so?

Without too much unpleasantness, I hope.

It would appear not. The people are quiet.

Sir Roger has appointed a bailiff in your name.

Good. Good.

I had always heard that the Doncasters were simple bullies.

They may turn out to be quite useful, after all.

What of the outlaw Robert? Was he taken?

No, my lord. We may presume he's dead.

May we?

All these people need is a leader.

If he's not dead, he could be dangerous.

We must know for sure.

Go to Loxley and see the priest.

And send for the Roger.

Tell him I don't want reports from messengers, but from him in person.

Did you find him? We found where he'd been, and then we lost him.

You lost him?

Your men are supposed to be the best hunters in England.

How could they possibly lose him? He's learning to cover his tracks. He's made

for the deep woods. Then get after him.

I don't want you back here without his hide. And you,

my dear brother, can go with him.

What?

I want you there when they flush him out.

We need his head for the apt. The fat fool has the land already. That's all he

wants. The fat fool could squash us like flies.

We promised him Loxley.

Unless we keep the bargain, he has the land and we have nothing. We don't need

his favor.

Oh, but we do.

To get the favor of Prince John.

After that, things may be different.

Take all the men you can, cover the crossroads and every way out of the box.

You think he might come back to the village?

He might.

But wherever he is, he can't be far. The boy will hold him up.

There it is.

Weyland's ditch.

There's caves and shelter on the outside.

But... Everyone knows there's strange things on the other side.

Meaning the foresters don't go there.

That's why we will.

You two stay here.

I'll go and find somewhere where we can cross.

You don't cross here.

I cross where I choose.

It is my land.

Nobody crosses without my leave. What makes it yours?

This?

You're the first man to hit me.

The first one has beaten me.

What did they call you?

John Little of Cumberland.

Why do you live here?

Well, they tried to put me in the stocks, so I broke them over the bait of

head.

That's why I took to the healthy, open air life.

I'm not ahead of the sheriff's men.

The forest can be a dangerous place. I've got a friend behind me, that's

Robin! Robin!

into the water.

Oh, fighting cops, eh?

Much.

Tom.

John Little.

Much and little.

I think he might join us.

Well, you're gaming up. Why not?

John Little?

Hey, he's so tiny we should call him Little John.

The priest at Loxley tells me there are two graves and neither of them for this

wolf's head.

Is he dead?

Well, is he?

It's only a matter of time, my lord. It was to be done at once, quickly and

quietly. You had his land?

A few acres and a burnt -out farm.

Not worth the risk of a local rising.

These people are cattle, my lord.

They know their masters.

Let us hope so, Sir Roger.

And what of this other business?

Your marriage to the Lady Maria?

She'll not refuse, my lord.

When she knows he's dead?

They call you the hangman, don't they?

At first you must catch your man before you hang him.

He's one man.

Without friends, without weapons.

The foresters will track him down. Well, you better send for more men in case he

escapes again.

He'll not escape, my lord.

No?

For your sake, Sir Roger, make sure he doesn't.

Robin! Robin!

It's a squire and two riders. An escort for a lady.

A lady?

This one's mine.

Out of my way.

Just a word, master.

Be thankful I didn't break your neck.

No.

Right on.

Wrench.

Who was she?

I don't know.

She had some spirit.

The devil in women.

Give either a little courtesy and I'll get you a crack on that head. What have

you got?

A letter.

What's that?

Ringing for money.

That was the hangman's squire.

And then? They would have killed me.

Oh?

You were to protect my sister.

You didn't think that's worth risking your life? I tried.

There are about a dozen of them.

The exact cream.

Three men and a boy.

A boy?

What were they like?

One was nothing.

The other who beat that lily was bearded.

Huge, like an ox.

And the third?

Hmm.

He was interesting.

Strong, too.

And handsome for a country fellow. Honestly.

The man you're hunting. If it was, my dear Adele, be sure he won't live to

insult you again.

Pity.

When you catch him, let me have him first.

Get the names of every man and woman who might know where he's hiding.

We can begin with a Saxon forester, Stookley.

It's true.

We have all the evidence we need. The chief game warden swears to it.

Stealing it, dear?

You know the forest laws, my lady.

Where is he?

Hiding. In the forest.

Oh, then he's safe.

They'll never find him there.

He's a farmer, my lady.

I covered his tracks as much as I could, but sooner or later they're bound to

catch him.

I must leave while I can.

Why are you telling me all this?

Can you get a message to him?

Yes, I think so.

Tell him he has no chance if he stays near the village. They're sending to

and York for more men.

Why?

For some reason it's not enough he's been outlawed. They must have him dead.

Who?

I must go, my lady.

More than my life to be found here. Send him away.

But who wants him dead?

For that you must ask Roger of Doncaster.

Move. Come on, move.

What

did

you say?

You could make any of these people talk. They're not people. They're animals.

I can't help thinking that if this Robert can command such loyalty without

asking for it.

How many will follow him when he does?

Come in!

They've captured what?

They've taken him to the whipping post!

Robert of Locksley.

Where is he?

You're his man. Where is he?

You'll tell us before we're done.

Where is he?

Bye. Bye.

Negros!

I was on my way back to you. The friar had a message from Lady Marian.

Will Stookley came to see her. Oh, the forester? Yes.

He told her to warn you the abbot's men are coming in the forest.

But Stookley was spied on and caught.

What have they done with him?

To be made an example.

Geoffrey, the hangman's father, is to take him to Doncaster for execution.

Where is he now? At the hangman's castle.

You two go back and get the forester's hoods.

There'll be about 20 of them and only four of us.

Our one chance is surprise.

And we wear these hoods? Yes. I learned it from the Foresters.

They'll help to conceal it.

Get up after them!

Robin? Robin!

Got that guy.

Almost took it.

I know.

You saved my life.

You saved mine.

Twice.

Why?

I was born a serf.

And your father made me a free man.

I became a soldier.

And then a forester.

And now a wolf's head like you.

You mean to stay a night long?

A free man.

And fight for Norman.

As long as he fights me.

Then I'm your man.

And I take you for my captain.

And me.

And me.

and me Robin Robin Hood