Hordle John

Hordle John

Hordle John is a fictional character in Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel "The White Company". He is a former monk who was kicked out of the monastery for his unfitting behavior. He joins up with Alleyne Edricson, who has just left the monastery, and together they meet Samkin Aylward, an archer from the White Company.

They travel together for most of the story, along with the knight Sir Nigel Loring, survive numerous military encounters, and eventually return to their homeland.

Hordle John's wit, sarcasm, and straight-forward manner are several of the many things that make the story enjoyable. He manages to survive more than one encounter not only by his skill in archery, but also by his brute strength. More than once he won simply by overpowering the enemy.


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