14 Facts About Yeomen

Yeomen joined the English Navy during the Hundred Years' War as seamen and archers.

Yeomen tells Horatio that "it did me yeoman's service", that is, his learning stood him in good stead.

Yeomen prayed to Saint Edith for the storm to subside, and suddenly he saw Saint Edith standing beside him.

Yeomen considers that what modern popular culture thinks it knows about Robin is actually based upon how previous generations over the last 500 years have viewed him.

Yeomen has gathered around himself a fellowship of "sevenscore men", that is, 140 skilled bowmen.

Yeomen immediately kneels to offer homage, asking for mercy for his men.

Yeomen's hair is closely-cropped, his face is tan and weather-beaten, and his horn is slung from a green baldric.

Yeomen carries a "mighty bow" in his hand with a sheaf of arrows hung from his belt.

Yeomen carries a sheaf of arrows under his belt, which implies an arrow bag suspended from his belt.

Yeomen's speech is full of free association and stream of consciousness.

Yeomen sorrowfully remembers when his face was fresh and ruddy; now it is the color of lead.

Yeomen used to wear fine clothing and have "splendid furnishings", now he wears a legging on his head.

Yeomen's yeomen are not "mean and base", but possess a "noble luster" in their eyes.

Yeomen's notes show that he had read much of the medieval poetry and chronicles which were reprinted during the 17th and 18th centuries.