Sir Guy of Gisburne (also spelled Gisbourne, Gysborne or Gisborn) is a villain in the Robin Hood legends. In The Ballad of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, in which Robin kills him and cuts off his head, he is described so: Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero, an outlaw who, in modern versions of the legend, stole from the rich to give to the poor (some would say from the tax collector to refund the taxpayer). ...

There were they ware of a wight yemàn, [wight = sturdy]

His body lean’d to a tree.

A sword and a dagger he wore by his side,

Of manye a man the bane;

And he was clad in his capull-hyde [capull-hyde = horse-hide]

Topp and tayll and mayne

[...]

‘I dwell by dale and downe,’ quoth hee,

‘And Robin to take I’me sworne;

And when I am callèd by my right name

I am Guy of good Gisborne.’

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. Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892 - July 21, 1967) was an English actor. ... The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 film based upon the Robin Hood legend. ... Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor Thomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, whom he played from 1974 to 1981. ... Robert Addie (February 10, 1960 - November 20, 2003), British actor, was best known for playing Sir Guy of Gisburne in the television series Robin of Sherwood. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US, was a 1980s British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. ... Michael Wincott is a Canadian-American character actor best known for his deep, gravelly voice. ... Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was a 1991 film directed by Kevin Reynolds. ... Maid Marian and her Merry Men was a UK childrens television series created and written by Tony Robinson. ...

External links

• Text of The Ballad of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne (http://www.bartleby.com/243/116.html)