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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe is a disinherited Saxon knight who returns from the Crusades to find himself embroiled in family drama and political plots. Read More |
| Black Knight | The Black Knight is King Richard I, or Richard the Lionheart, in disguise. Read More |
| Locksley | Robert Locksley, better known today as Robin Hood, leads a large group of well-trained and organized fighting men who live in the greenwood. Read More |
| Brian de Bois-Guilbert | A preceptor of the Knights Templar, Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert supports Prince John. Read More |
| John | Prince John, King Richard I's younger brother, wants the throne and is plotting against Richard in the king's absence. Read More |
| Rowena | Rowena is a modest and beautiful Saxon noblewoman who is Cedric's ward and Lord Athelstane's fiancée; she is also in love with Ivanhoe. Read More |
| Rebecca | The beautiful and learned healer Rebecca is the daughter of the moneylender Isaac of York. Read More |
| Allan-a-Dale | The Scottish minstrel Allan-a-Dale is a member of Locksley's outlaw band. |
| Ambrose | Ambrose is a monk of Jorvaulx who tells the defenders of Torquilstone that Prior Aymer has been taken prisoner by outlaws. |
| Anwold | Anwold is a servant in Cedric's house. |
| Athelstane of Coningsburgh | Athelstane of Coningsburgh is the last member of the Saxon royal family and is engaged to Cedric's ward, Rowena. |
| Prior Aymer | Aymer, the prior of Jorvaulx Abbey, enjoys food, hunting, and women; despite claiming some Saxon ancestry, he also supports Prince John and claims friendship with Bois-Guilbert. |
| Hugh Bardon | Hugh Bardon is Prince John's scoutmaster; he sends men out on scouting and spying missions. |
| Lucas de Beaumanoir | Lucas de Beaumanoir is the stern grand master of the Knights Templar. |
| Nathan Ben Israel | Nathan Ben Israel is a rabbi and physician whom Isaac goes to stay with in a small town near the Preceptory of Templestowe. |
| De Bigot | De Bigot is Prince John's seneschal. |
| Henry Bohun | Henry Bohun is the Earl of Essex and Lord High Constable of England under King Richard. |
| Maurice de Bracy | Captain of the mercenary band called the Free Companions, or Free Lances, Maurice de Bracy loves having a good time; to please Prince John, he decides to marry the Saxon noblewoman Rowena. |
| Cedric of Rotherwood | Cedric of Rotherwood, a Saxon noble, is the father of Wilfred of Ivanhoe. |
| Damian | Damian is a squire in the Templar Preceptory of Templestowe. |
| Father Dennet | Father Dennet is an old priest who attends the trial by combat at the Preceptory of Templestowe. |
| Edwina | Edwina is one of Rowena's maids-in-waiting. |
| Elgitha | Elgitha is Rowena's lady's maid. |
| Engelred | Engelred is Sir Reginald's squire. |
| Ethel | Athelstane's mother, Ethel, is an old Saxon noblewoman. |
| Waldemar Fitzurse | The experienced and influential old knight Waldemar Fitzurse is Prince John's primary adviser. |
| Friar | The friar, a member of Locksley's merry men, is also known as the Hermit of Copmanhurst and Friar Tuck; he's fond of feasting and partying, but equally enjoys wielding a quarterstaff. |
| Reginald Front-de-Boeuf | Sir Reginald Front-de-Boeuf is one of Prince John's barons; his father took over Torquilstone, the estate next to Cedric's, and Sir Reginald has greatly strengthened its fortifications. |
| De Grantmesnil | De Grantmesnil is one of the challenger knights at Ashby; he concedes when Ivanhoe refuses to take advantage of Grantmesnil's horse's lack of experience. |
| Gurth | Gurth is Cedric's swineherd and Wamba's friend but becomes Ivanhoe's devoted squire. |
| Herman of Goodalricke | Herman of Goodalricke is the Templar preceptor who suggests Bois-Guilbert fight as the order's champion in Rebecca's trial by combat. |
| Higg | Higg is Rebecca's one-time patient; he is forced to testify against her at the Templar tribunal and later becomes her messenger. |
| Hubert | Philip de Malvoisin's keeper of the chase, Hubert is the archer who wins the first round of the archery contest at Ashby. |
| Hugo | Hugo is one of Bois-Guilbert's squires. |
| Hundebert | Hundebert is Cedric's chief steward. |
| Isaac of York | The old Jew, Isaac York, is a merchant, a moneylender, and Rebecca's father. |
| Kirjath Jairam | Kirjath Jairam is a rich Jew living in Leicester and Isaac's trusted friend. |
| Albert de Malvoisin | The preceptor of the Templar Preceptory of Templestowe, Albert de Malvoisin is a close friend of Brian de Bois-Guilbert and hopes to see him become the order's grand master some day. |
| Philip de Malvoisin | Philip de Malvoisin is Albert's brother and a staunch supporter of Prince John; his property is near Rotherwood. |
| Stephen de Martival | Stephen de Martival is one of the marshals of the field for the tournament at Ashby. |
| Miller | The Miller is a member of Locksley's outlaw band. |
| Conrade de Montfichet | Conrade de Montfichet is a preceptor of the Knights Templar and a long-time companion of the order's grand master. |
| Oswald | Oswald is Cedric's cupbearer. |
| Baldwin de Oyley | Baldwin de Oyley is one of Bois-Guilbert's squires. |
| Prior of Saint Botolph | The prior of Saint Botolph runs the abbey where Ivanhoe is recuperating after the battle for Torquilstone. |
| Reuben | Reuben is a Jew and one of Isaac and Rebecca's servants. |
| Seth | Seth is one of Isaac's servants. |
| Ulrica | Ulrica is an old woman who spent most of her life as a prisoner of the Front-de-Boeufs in the castle Sir Reginald's father captured from her father; her real name is Urfried, and she has waited her whole life to take revenge on the Normans. |
| Ralph de Vipont | Ralph de Vipont is one of the challenger knights at Ashby; he falls when unseated on the first day of the tournament and cannot fight on the second day. |
| Wamba | Cedric's jester, Wamba, is a quick-witted and courageous man who is genuinely devoted to his master. |
| William de Wyvil | William de Wyvil is one of the marshals of the field for the tournament at Ashby. |
| Louis Winkelbrand | Louis Winkelbrand is de Bracy's lieutenant in the Free Companions. |
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