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Sir Guy of Gisbourne (also spelled Gisburne, Gisborne, Gysborne, or Gisborn) is a character from the Robin Hood legends of English folklore. He first appears in "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne" ( Child Ballad 118), [ 1 ] where he is an assassin who attempts to kill Robin Hood but is killed by him.
Robin Hood & Guy of Gisborne from The Book of British Ballads (1842). Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne is Child Ballad 118, part of the Percy collection. It introduces and disposes of Guy of Gisborne who remains next to the Sheriff of Nottingham the chief villain of the Robin Hood legend.
Sir Guy of Gisborne, played by Richard Armitage, is a dark, brooding man always clad in black leather. He is the third main character in the first two series after Robin and Marian, and the second main character in the third series after Robin only. Guy is the Sheriff's second-in-command and manages the Locksley estate in Robin's absence.
Addie was a professional polo player; his skills as a horseman and also with sword and bow [1] led to his frequently appearing in historical dramas set in the medieval era.. At the beginning of his career in the early 1980s he appeared on British television in a number of advertisements for products ranging from Polycell plastering repair wall filler to Mr Kipling cakes. [3]
Robin and the 7 Hoods has been released on a number of home video editions, individually [11] and as part of the deluxe multi-movie set The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition. [12] Cases for DVD editions depicted a portrait of Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr and Crosby with guns in their hands.
Wincott was born in Toronto and grew up in an east-end suburb. [12] [13] His father is English while his mother was from Piacenza, Italy. [13]Wincott also has two brothers, [13] one of whom is actor and martial artist Jeff Wincott, a star of the late-1980s TV series Night Heat.
He reappears in later adaptations, both books and movies. For example, in Stories of Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws by J. Walker McSpadden, he is made a "merry cobbler" and again warns Robin of the dangers of the archery competition, appearing only otherwise in the scene with King Richard in the woods. [6]
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