# The White Company — Character guide

> Key figures in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [Alleyne Edricson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/alleyne_edricson.md): A young novice who leaves the abbey to seek adventure and becomes a key member of the White Company.
- [Sir Nigel Loring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_nigel_loring.md): A valiant but small knight who leads the White Company and seeks honor in battle.
- [Hordle John](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/hordle_john.md): A giant former monk who joins Alleyne and becomes a formidable man-at-arms.
- [Samkin Aylward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/samkin_aylward.md): A veteran archer of the White Company, loyal and skilled with the longbow.
- [Sir Oliver Buttesthorn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_oliver_buttesthorn.md): A boisterous and corpulent knight who serves alongside Sir Nigel.
- [Lady Maude Loring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lady_maude_loring.md): Sir Nigel's spirited daughter who captures Alleyne's heart.
- [Black Simon of Norwich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/black_simon_of_norwich.md): A grim and fearsome man-at-arms in the White Company.
- [John Norbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/john_norbury.md): A sturdy English man-at-arms who fights with the company.
- [Sir John Chandos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_john_chandos.md): A renowned English knight and commander in the wars.
- [Tiphaine du Guesclin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/tiphaine_du_guesclin.md): A prophetic French noblewoman who aids the company.
- [John Tranter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/john_tranter.md): A rough English archer in the White Company.
- [Walter Ford of Botley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/walter_ford.md): An archer from Botley who serves in the company.
- [Sir William Felton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_william_felton.md): An English knight who fights alongside the company.
- [Johnston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/johnston.md): An elderly archer and veteran of the company.
- [Sir Tristram de Rochefort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_tristram_de_rochefort.md): A French knight and husband of Tiphaine du Guesclin.
- [Goodwin Hawtayne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/goodwin_hawtayne.md): A master bowman and leader among the archers.
- [Claude Latour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/claude_latour.md): A Gascon knight who joins the White Company.
- [Don Pedro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_pedro.md): The King of Castile, a cruel and treacherous ruler.
- [Abbot Berghersh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/abbot_berghersh.md): The stern abbot of the Abbey of St. Andrew's.
- [Sir Hugh Calverley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_hugh_calverley.md): A fierce English knight leading a free company.
- [Peter Terlake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/peter_terlake.md): A young squire from Fareham who joins the company.
- [Sir Humphrey Tennant of Ashby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_humphrey_tennant.md): An aggrieved English knight seeking justice.
- [Michel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/michel.md): A fat French innkeeper or soldier encountered by the company.
- [Dame Eliza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/dame_eliza.md): A woman who appears briefly in the story.
- [Lord Audley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lord_audley.md): An English nobleman and commander in the wars.
- [Gourval](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/gourval.md): A master of a ship or merchant encountered by the company.
- [Don Diego Alvarez](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_diego_alvarez.md): A Spanish nobleman encountered during the campaign.
- [Sir Thomas Percy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_thomas_percy.md): An English knight who appears in the narrative.
- [Sir Robert Knolles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_robert_knolles.md): A rugged English freebooter and commander.
- [Don Martin de la Carra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_martin_de_la_carra.md): A Spanish knight encountered in the campaign.
- [David Micheldene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/david_micheldene.md): A man encountered by the company in France.
- [Father Christopher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/father_christopher.md): A priest from the priory who advises Alleyne.
- [Roger Clubfoot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/roger_clubfoot.md): A treacherous villain encountered by the company.
- [Sir Richard Causton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_richard_causton.md): An English knight who appears in the story.
- [Sieur de Crespigny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sieur_de_crespigny.md): A young French nobleman who mocks an Englishman.
- [Edric the Socman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/edric_the_socman.md): A furious outlaw encountered in the woods.
- [Old Dom Bertrand](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/old_dom_bertrand.md): An old page or servant encountered by the company.
- [Sir Stephen Cossington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_stephen_cossington.md): An English knight who appears in the narrative.
- [Brother Mark of the Spicarium](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/brother_mark.md): A monk at the abbey who tends the garden.
- [Watkin of Sowley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/watkin_of_sowley.md): A varlet or servant encountered in the story.
- [Captal de Buch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/captal_de_buch.md): A famous Gascon knight and ally of the English.
- [Amory de Valance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/amory_de_valance.md): A young knight encountered by the company.
- [John Hawkwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/john_hawkwood.md): A famous English mercenary leader mentioned in the story.
- [Baron Brocas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/baron_brocas.md): A baron who appears briefly in the narrative.
- [Lord de Mucident](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lord_de_mucident.md): A French lord encountered by the company.
- [De Clisson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/de_clisson.md): A burly French knight encountered in the campaign.
- [Michael Easover of Romsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/michael_easover.md): A man from Romsey encountered by the company.
- [Sir Thomas Banaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_thomas_banaster.md): An English knight who appears in the story.
- [Don Tello](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_tello.md): A Spanish nobleman encountered in the campaign.

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