# Lob — Poetry character guide

> Lob in Poetry by Edward Thomas.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0032-lob

## Who they are

An old, elusive countryman—part trickster, part survivor—who carries the stubborn, unkillable spirit of the English soil through the poems.

## Relationships

### [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man)

_friendship_

Lob is a loyal companion to the Old Man, often assisting or accompanying him.

### [Hob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/hob)

_friendship_

Hob and Lob are a pair of loyal, perhaps mischievous companions, often working together.

### [Old Jack Noman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_jack_noman)

_rivalry_

Lob and Old Jack Noman are hostile toward each other, possibly over loyalty to the Old Man.

### [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man)

_friendship_

Lob is a loyal companion to the Old Man, often assisting or accompanying him.

### [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man)

_friendship_

Lob is a loyal companion to the Old Man, often assisting or accompanying him.

### [Old Jack Noman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_jack_noman)

_rivalry_

Lob and Old Jack Noman are hostile toward each other, possibly over loyalty to the Old Man.

## In the story

### [Lob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/lob)

The folkloric figure embodying the old man, known by many names (Lob-lie-by-the-fire, Jack Cade, Robin Hood, etc.), who has lived through English history and will never die.

### [Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/home)

Implied as one of the three companions, sharing the unspoken understanding.

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