The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sir Robin of Loxley returns to England from fighting in the Crusades to discover that the notorious Sir Roger DeLisle has been given his family's lands and castles, and has had Robin declared an outlaw.

Robin lightens the load of a greedy, crooked moneylender by taking his purse full of money, and giving the contents of it back to the poor villagers and farmers from whom he took it.

Little John, a serf at Rutland Court, is ordered by his master to capture Robin Hood. Discovering the outlaw's camp, and finding sympathy with Robin's cause, Little John joins the band of outlaws and is appointed Robin's second-in-command.

Disguised as a monk, Robin visits Friar Tuck, a jovial, fat, holy man, and together they organise the escape of Mildred from the clutches of the Lord Germaine and the Sheriff. Though his church is in Nottingham, the friar becomes a close ally of the outlaw and begins to pay frequent visits to Sherwood.

Having ambushed the Sheriff's courier, Robin's life is placed in peril. He is arrested by the Sheriff and Lady Marian Fitzwalter, his childhood companion, and is accused of being in league with outlaws.

Nottingham's tax collectors find it harder to collect the county's levied assessments. When the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to make an example of Will Stukely, a poor farmer who could not pay his taxes, by hanging him, Robin Hood is determined to rescue the young man.

Word reaches Robin that men are being rounded up and the local Lord is greatly expanding his weapon purchases. Robin decides to infiltrate the castle and find out what is going on.

Hearing that the Count de Waldern is planning to conscript 3,000 recruits to terrorize the community, Robin hatches a plan to combat the Count's evil scheme.

One of Robin's men returns to his village to visit his family. Upon hearing the news, the sheriff convinces the villagers to have the man charged with a recent murder in the area.

Maid Marian's absent father has arranged her marriage with the knight who saved her life. When Robin learns that the man to be Marian's husband cares only for her hefty dowry, he plans to break up the wedding.

A Scottish outlaw meets up with Robin in Sherwood Forest. While he appears friendly, Robin feels a sense of unease about the man, but keeps his feeling to himself till he can decide what is really going on.

Robin stumbles onto a young boy in the forest who wants to join his group. Robin suspects the boy is of royal Norman birth, and sets out to understand his real origins. What he discovers surprises everybody.

Sir Richard of the Lee has lost a tournament and must now pay 200 gold coins, which he does not have. Richard must now marry off his son to Hugh the Mercer's daughter to gain the funds. Richard then asks Robin and his band to disguise as knights to impress Hugh. However, Hugh is not impressed by Richard's son and wants to instead marry his daughter off to Robin.

A woman seems to have a secret supply of gold. Rumors spread very quickly that she is a witch and can create gold on demand. The Sheriff of Nottingham has other ideas and sees it as an opportunity to capture Robin Hood.

A jongleur apparently on the run from the Sheriff meets up with Robin. Together they hatch a plan to steal recently raised tax money from the castle. But jongleurs have a reputation for not always being as they seem.

Robin and Friar Tuck help a poor young serf to enter the monastery at Whitby. However, the young man is forced to flee when he learns that the Sheriff has thrown his older brother into prison on trumped-up charges. Robin and Tuck devise a plan to free the older brother and reunite the two men.

Robin discovers that two students have been committing robberies claiming to be his men. Robin and Marian teach them a lesson they'll not forget.

The Sheriff of Nottingham is desperate for a new set of boots. He discovers a village using a revolutionary new technique to make leather. He wants the secret but the villagers are not talking.

Robin encounters a herbalist searching the forest for plants to be used against a sickness in the nearby castle. The man dies before he collects enough material and robin and his men agree to complete his mission.

A series of attacks in the area are blamed on Robin Hood. The Sheriff rallies the local population to hunt down and capture Robin. The real question is what is the source of the proof against Robin.

King Richard has arrived back in England and is traveling in disguise to establish which Lords and Barons are loyal to John and who Richard can count on. He instructs Marion to undertake a dangerous mission.

The Sheriff is going to hang Arthur of Tetsbury for raising a levy in the shire for King Richard. To prevent Robin Hood from saving him, it is declared that only women will be allowed to enter the city to bring in the daily food.

At the Inn, Robin and Little John walk in on the garishly dressed William Winchester. Little John insults Will and sword play ensues attracting the Sheriff's men. Robin, John and Will fight them off together. The creation of the legend of Will Scarlet begins.

Marian takes Robin to an ancient and deserted castle, where he is shocked to see the Queen Mother waiting for him. She has a mission for Robin that will be of tremendous service to England in general and King Richard in particular.