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 FictionPress.Com Story : Guy of Gisbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Guy of Gisbourne squinted at the tree— the first arrow had struck within a hair’s breadth of the knot, the second had landed squarely— and swore.
Guy’s other hand shoved him, and as close as they were perfect balance was impossible.
He left Guy’s body and weapons for someone else to find— even if he had been feeling compassionate enough to bury a man that had tried to kill him, he was in no condition to even try to dig a grave.
www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1851210   (1983 words)

  
 Guy of Gisburne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Guy of Gisburne (also spelled Gisbourne, Gysborne or Gisborn) is a villain in the Robin Hood legends.
The role of Guy of Gisburne has been played by such actors as Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938), Tom Baker (The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, 1984), Robert Addie (in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, 1984-6) and Michael Wincott (in the movie Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves).
In the British television series Maid Marian and her Merry Men he was portrayed as an overgrown spoilt child by Ramsay Gilderdale.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guy_of_Gisbourne   (218 words)

  
 Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne: Notes on the ballad
Usually, Gisbourne is portrayed as a minor villain or henchman of the sherrif, as in the Kevin Costner version*.
Guy Fawkes was not of course burned, but the annual burning of the Guy has strong elements of human sacrifice and the scapegoat.
Ronald Hutton argues that Guy Fawkes night cannot be a pagan tradition, because there is no evidence for the burning of effigies on the 5th of November prior to 1605[4].
www.planetfusion.co.uk /~pignut/gisbourne.html   (1661 words)

  
 Basil Rathbone: Master of Stage and Screen - The Adventures of Robin Hood
Oppression is personified by Sir Guy of Gisbourne, a Norman baron determined to make life miserable for the Saxon peasants in Nottinghamshire, and even more determined to capture and hang Robin Hood, the outlaw.
Gisbourne informs Much that poaching a royal deer is an offense punishable by death.
Gisbourne and his retinue are captured in Sherwood Forest.
basilrathbone.net /films/robinhood   (1268 words)

  
 Howard Pyle : The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood : XX. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
At these words Guy of Gisbourne looked upon Robin with knit brows, but, as the yeoman still looked innocent of any ill meaning, he bottled his words and strung his bow in silence.
For a time Guy of Gisbourne stared upon Robin as though bereft of wits; but his wonder quickly passed to a wild rage.
Now when the Sheriff of Nottingham saw whose face it was beneath Guy of Gisbourne's hood, and when he heard those bugle notes ring in his ear, he felt as if his hour had come.
www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid.1/bookid.277/sec.20   (5780 words)

  
 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle - Free Online Library
Well he knew of this Guy of Gisbourne, and of all the bloody and murderous deeds that he had done in Herefordshire, for his doings were famous throughout all the land.
At last Guy of Gisbourne made a fierce and deadly thrust at Robin Hood, from which he leaped back lightly, but in so leaping he caught his heel in a root and fell heavily upon his back.
Down fell the sword from Guy of Gisbourne's grasp, and back he staggered at the stroke, and, ere he could regain himself, Robin's sword passed through and through his body.
pyle.thefreelibrary.com /The-Merry-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood/20-1   (5839 words)

  
 Little brown Noses
Guy of gisbourne worried about staying with his uncle
Guy of gisbourne is tree spotting on his way to the castle
Anticipating Guys arrival the sheriff wait at the door and hear a knock, on first look there is no one there...
marian.ultimateheight.co.uk /keith_maz_2001/little_brown_noses.htm   (446 words)

  
 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 c 102')   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As Guy is about to kill Much (Herbert Mundin) for hunting a royal deer, Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn) wings Guy with an arrow.
Robin releases Guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham (Melville Cooper) on foot.
Guy's soldiers close in as Robin in a disguise wins but is captured.
www.san.beck.org /MM/1938/AdventuresofRobinHood.html   (477 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prince John, Guy of Gisbourne, the Sheriff and Marian are all seated in a pavilion next to the archery range.
The guy is so in love with himself that he can’t see he’s kickin’ his kingdom out from under him.
Guy: As we suspected, Robin Hood’s outlaws met us in the woods, and it appears, Majesty, that their monthly salary is better than mine.
www.crossfire.0catch.com /RobinHood.htm   (8907 words)

  
 Adventures_Of_Robin_Hood_The
...Guy of Gisbourne and his traitors have murdered and pillaged.
Sir Guy of Gisbourne is stopping by the way tonight.
I'd supposed, with you, that this Sir Guy of Gisbourne was a scurvy fellow...
www.divxmoviesenglishsubtitles.com /A/Adventures_Of_Robin_Hood_The.html   (5371 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Sheriff does, indeed, appear in the early ballads (Robin kills and beheads him), but there is nothing as specific as this allegation.
Robin's other enemies include the rich abbots of the Catholic Church and a bounty hunter named Guy of Gisbourne.
In the early ballads there is nothing about giving to the poor although Robin does make a large loan to an unfortunate knight.
www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/robin_hood.html   (1185 words)

  
 Wargames on the web: Robin Hood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Sheriff, still enraged at Marion de Fitzwalter’s betrayal, and at Guy de Gisbourne for his dismal performance at Denby Mill Bridge decides to kill two birds with one stone and have his ward marry his nephew at Saint Helen’s Chapel, where the Royal Tax Collector General is staying.
Sir Guy de Gisbourne, not known for his intelligence, has no such surprises, but due to his mobility, he may appear where ever he wishes on the table, within the first three rounds, except from the direction of the forest (North West).
Sir Guy calls upon his friend Sir Nigel de Grym, and with four of his riders, and ten of the Sheriff’s men under the command of Captain Guillaume of Rochester, he rides forth to find Robin Hood.
www.wargames.co.uk /cgi-bin/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78&PN=1   (2046 words)

  
 Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne: Mostly Medieval Exploring the Middle Ages
In order to preserve the historical integrity of the ballads in this section they are presented in their original dialects, which span a broad range.
Read a synopsis of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne in modern American English.
The ballad, Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, appears in Volume III of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Edited by Francis James Child.
www.skell.org /explore/text/robinT.html   (696 words)

  
 34 Classic Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the year 1190 in England, the ruthless Prince John rules the country while his brother King Richard is away fighting in the Crusades.
At a jousting tournament in Nottingham Castle, the dashing Robin Hood defeats Sir Guy of Gisbourne, much to the delight of Maid Marian.
When King Richard is captured, the prince imposes a heavy tax on the people to pay for the ransom ó and pockets the money.
www.wosu.org /shows/local/classic/34classicRobinHood.html   (157 words)

  
 FictionPress.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Guy's character was capture through his quick rising temper, and the fact that he is not that smart.
A fitting and suitable death for Guy of Gisbourne.
I'ts a pity that Robin had to get injured but if you are going to have a believable hero you might as well hurt him while you are writing.
www.fictionpress.com /reviews.php?storyid=1851210   (106 words)

  
 robin.html
Unbeknownst to Robin, however, Guy of Gisbourne sees his hooded figure.
Robin releases the guards, led by Guy of Gisbourne, with a message to the Sheriff: they will distribute the gold to Nottingham's poor citizens, thus cementing Robin's heroic status among the populace.
Guy of Gisbourne pays for the loss of the gold with his life after telling the Sheriff the identity of the hooded man. The Sheriff, realizing at Morgana's suggestion that Marion can be used as bait, announces his engagement to the maiden knowing Robin will try to rescue her.
www.waycross.edu /faculty/selby/robin/robin.html   (944 words)

  
 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Chapter 20 (continued) - The Literature Page
While they were doing this Robin Hood strung both his bow and that of Guy of Gisbourne, albeit none of them took notice of his doing so.
Then, when Little John stood against the tree, he drew Guy of Gisbourne's sharp, double-edged dagger.
At the same time Robin Hood threw back the cowl of horse's hide from his face and bent Guy of Gisbourne's bow, with a keen, barbed arrow fitted to the string.
www.literaturepage.com /read.php?titleid=robinhood&abspage=276&reset=yes   (470 words)

  
 Lady Guen Bios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Alan-A-Dales one true love, rescued by Alan and Robin from a prearranged marriage to Guy of Gisbourne.
The Abbot Hugo against her will arranged her marriage to Guy; Ellen despises Guy and loves Alan.
This situation infuriated Lady Ilene who was truly in love with Guy of Gisbourne, Fair Ellen at that point became the focus of all of Ilene's plots and would probably led to Ellen's mysterious death had she not been spirited away on her wedding day by Robin and Alan.
www.castlewallprod.com /html/CharBIOS/Ellen_bios.html   (113 words)

  
 Chapter 1
Sir Guy and his retainers’ start two rounds after the ambush has begun, on the west side of the map, on the road travelling east.
Sir Guy and his cavalry are pretty sturdy though and not so easy to bring down, and for a while it looked dodgy.
As Sir Guy moved around to the front of the pavilion on one side, the Saxon main force was coming up onto it from the other.
www.wargames.co.uk /Pending/Archive/May04/RobinHood.htm   (4743 words)

  
 Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra Programme Notes
The melody is derived from Mendelssohn's famous wedding march from A Midsummer Night's Dream and there is perhaps a hint of the sad troubadour in The Old Castle from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
The last dance, Duel, by far the longest of the three, depicts the famous sword fight between Robin Hood and Sir Guy of Gisbourne.
According to the legend, Sir Guy was a renegade knight who dressed himself up in a grotesque horse-hide and was hired by the Sheriff to kill Robin.
www.nottinghamphilharmonic.co.uk /notes/CTND.html   (431 words)

  
 Hot Bad Guy: Michael Wincott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As Guy of Gisbourne in the Awful Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood, Mr.
Wincott not only gets to act opposite Lovely Hot Bad Guy Alan Rickman and to deliver lines like, "Why a spoon?," but he gets to be generally intimidating to Those Nasty Merry Men.
Wincott continued in his Villainous Ways as Rochefort in The Three Musketeers with Hotties Oliver Platt, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, and Chris O'Donnell.
www.hotbadguys.com /wincott.html   (273 words)

  
 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Chapter 20 (continued) - The Literature Page
I know thee, Guy of Gisbourne, for who is there that hath not heard of thee and cursed thee for thy vile deeds of blood and rapine?
"Now, Guy of Gisbourne," cried he, "if what thou tellest me is true, it will be the best day's doings for thee that ever thou hast done in all thy life."
"What I have told thee is sooth, and I lie not," said Robin, still in Guy of Gisbourne's voice.
www.literaturepage.com /read.php?titleid=robinhood&abspage=275&bookmark=1   (409 words)

  
 bi guy
These guys family bond allows for the creation of the coolest custom motorcycles.
The outlaw Robin Hood comes to the rescue of the throne of England by outwitting Guy Gisbourne and the Sheriff Of Nottingham.
The five man team contained Steve McQueen and his friend who was the guy that actually jumped the bike in the famous scene from The Great Escape.
www.athroughz.co.uk /UK-products.asp?sc=bi+guy&sp=r   (1119 words)

  
 Bios
Bard and troubadour of the merry men, Alan-a-Dale joined after Robin helped to rescue Alan's love, Fair Ellen from a pre arranged marriage to Guy of Gisbourne.
Very often Alan will attempt to talk one out of a fight before engaging them, this is by no means a show of cowardice it is simply Alan using his skills in speech to avoid unneeded bloodshed.
There is a sever dislike between Alan-a-Dale and Guy of Gisbourne and this fact is not hidden by either.
www.castlewallprod.com /chars/AlanADale.html   (140 words)

  
 Robin Hood - König der Vagabunden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
At the feast, Robin explains that he will fight against everything which could help the Prince and the Norman Earl Sir Guy of Gisbourne becomes his greatest enemy.
Later, a treck with taxes (and Sir Guy of Gisbourne, Lady Marian and Sheriff of Nottingham) is robbed.
Marian listen to this plan and when she tries to send a message to Robin, Sir Guy of Gisbourne catchs her.
www.sherwood-forest.de /e-Koenig_der_Vagabunden.htm   (449 words)

  
 Help an African Schoolchild Trust :: The Adventures Of Robin Hood [1938]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It has everything; romance; fantastic set pieces; (the scene where Robin Hood is rescued from the gallows has to be seen to be believed,) and fight scenes which are superbly directed by Hungarian director Michael Curtiz.
It begins with Prince John (Claude Rains) in Nottingham with Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone), arranging to raise taxes, seemingly to pay the ransom for King Richards return, but actually to raise more money for himself.
She is caught and sentenced to death and this leads to the exciting duel between Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne as Robin tries to rescue Maid Marion.
www.hast.org.uk /awsstore/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00004CY8G   (964 words)

  
 Dictionary guy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
, cat, hombre, bozo -- an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"
-- (British) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
, guy cable, guy rope -- a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
www.dictionarydefinition.net /guy.html   (104 words)

  
 Maid Marian and Her Merry Men - Review - Baldrick drops by as the sheriff?... This can only mean ONE thing!!
Of course their dastardly plans are always foiled by the band of merry men and Marian.
The sheriff or 'Nottingham' always finds himself in trouble with King John, who in turn is troubled constantly by his nephew, Guy Of Gisbourne, possibly one of the most stupid, mindless and annoying characters ever to grace our TV screens, but anyway, it makes the kids laugh.
The show is a great little thing to watch when you get home from work, when you can sit down with a sandwich and cup of tea.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/maid-marian-and-her-merry-men/278588   (309 words)

  
 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard - Chapter 20
Well he knew of this Guy of Gisbourne, and of all the bloody and
At last Guy of Gisbourne made a fierce and deadly thrust at
I know thee, Guy of Gisbourne, for who is there that hath not heard
www.literaturepost.com /chapter/290.html   (6275 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
a) Lady Marian b) Guy of Gisbourne c) King John 7.
a) no one b) a witch c) Guy of Gisbourne 10.
She writes a letter to be sent to the King telling him about what is happening in England.
rkm.hct.ac.ae /ilc/vidwksht/robinhoodprincethievesans.doc   (604 words)

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