# The White Company — Character guide

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

- [Alleyne Edricson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/alleyne_edricson.md): Raised in a monastery and released into a world of war, Alleyne Edricson enters the White Company as a squire of the body, learning the sword and the politics of chivalry at Sir Nigel's side. His gentle conscience and sc
- [Sir Nigel Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_nigel_loring.md): Sir Nigel Loring of Christchurch commands the White Company, a band of archers and men-at-arms whose fortunes rest on his reputation for courage and his refusal to compromise on the forms of chivalry. Diminutive in statu
- [Hordle John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/hordle_john.md): Hordle John towers over his companions, a former monk whose enormous strength and appetite for brawling make him both a terror in battle and a source of comic relief in camp. Beneath his rough humor lies a loyal heart, a
- [Samkin Aylward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/samkin_aylward.md): Samkin Aylward has spent decades in the wars, and his easy charm and quicker wit make him a favorite among the archers and the women of every town the company passes through. He serves as guide and mentor to the younger 
- [Sir Oliver Buttesthorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_oliver_buttesthorn.md): Sir Oliver Buttesthorn is a mountain of a man whose fury over a missed feast is as legendary as his courage in battle, and whose friendship with Sir Nigel dates back to their shared campaigns in France. He is quick to wr
- [Lady Maude Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lady_maude_loring.md): Lady Maude Loring is the sole heiress of Sir Nigel, a young woman of spirit and beauty whose heart has been captured by Alleyne Edricson, her father's squire. When news of the company's supposed destruction reaches her, 
- [Black Simon of Norwich](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/tiphaine_du_guesclin.md): A prophetic French noblewoman who aids the company.
- [John Tranter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/john_tranter.md): A rough English archer in the White Company.
- [Walter Ford of Botley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/walter_ford.md): An archer from Botley who serves in the company.
- [Sir William Felton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_william_felton.md): An English knight who fights alongside the company.
- [Johnston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/johnston.md): An elderly archer and veteran of the company.
- [Sir Tristram de Rochefort](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/goodwin_hawtayne.md): A master bowman and leader among the archers.
- [Sir Bertrand du Guesclin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_bertrand_du_guesclin.md): A famous French knight and commander.
- [Claude Latour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/claude_latour.md): A Gascon knight who joins the White Company.
- [Don Pedro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_pedro.md): The King of Castile, a cruel and treacherous ruler.
- [Lady Mary Loring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lady_mary_loring.md): Sir Nigel's wife and mother of Maude.
- [Abbot Berghersh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/abbot_berghersh.md): The stern abbot of the Abbey of St. Andrew's.
- [Sir Simon Burley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_simon_burley.md): A stout English knight and commander.
- [Peter Terlake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/peter_terlake.md): A young squire from Fareham who joins the company.
- [Dame Eliza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/dame_eliza.md): A woman who appears briefly in the story.
- [Lord Audley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/lord_audley.md): An English nobleman and commander in the wars.
- [Don Diego Alvarez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_diego_alvarez.md): A Spanish nobleman encountered during the campaign.
- [Sir Thomas Percy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_thomas_percy.md): An English knight who appears in the narrative.
- [Sir Robert Knolles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_robert_knolles.md): A rugged English freebooter and commander.
- [Don Martin de la Carra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/don_martin_de_la_carra.md): A Spanish knight encountered in the campaign.
- [Sir William Beauchamp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sir_william_beauchamp.md): An English knight and commander.
- [Roger Clubfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/roger_clubfoot.md): A treacherous villain encountered by the company.
- [Sieur de Crespigny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/sieur_de_crespigny.md): A young French nobleman who mocks an Englishman.
- [Edric the Socman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/edric_the_socman.md): A furious outlaw encountered in the woods.
- [Captal de Buch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/captal_de_buch.md): A famous Gascon knight and ally of the English.

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