# Appleyard — The Black Arrow character guide

> Appleyard in The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Appleyard, Old Appleyard, poor Appleyard

**First appearance:** 0001-book-i-the-two-lads

## Who they are

An old archer killed by a black arrow early in the story.

## In the story

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/prologue)

Old veteran of Agincourt, initially reluctant but agrees to garrison the Moat House; he is killed by a black arrow.

### [II: In the Fen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/ii-in-the-fen)

Mentioned as an archer who ran from Joan of Arc.

### [Dick Asks Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/i-dick-asks-questions)

Appleyard is noted among the dead, having been slain by the Black Arrow.

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