# Black Simon of Norwich — The White Company character guide

> Black Simon of Norwich in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Black Simon, Simon

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii-how-the-white-company-set-forth-to-the-wars

## Who they are

A grim and fearsome man-at-arms in the White Company.

## Relationships

### [Hordle John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/hordle_john)

_friendship_

Black Simon and John are comrades in the company, with a rough but loyal fellowship.

### [Hordle John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/hordle_john)

_friendship_

Black Simon and John are comrades in the company, with a rough but loyal fellowship.

### [Hordle John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/characters/hordle_john)

_friendship_

Black Simon and John are comrades in the company, with a rough but loyal fellowship.

## In the story

### [How the Three Comrades Journeyed Through the Woodlands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/vii-how-the-three-comrades-journeyed-through-the-woodlands)

Mentioned by Aylward as a comrade who would have fought alongside him in the garden of Gethsemane.

### [XIII: How the White Company Set Forth to the Wars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xiii-how-the-white-company-set-forth-to-the-wars)

Leads the company as standard-bearer, riding a dapple-gray charger at the van.

### [How the Yellow Cog Fought the Two Rover Galleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xvi-how-the-yellow-cog-fought-the-two-rover-galleys)

Fights fiercely among the shipmen and raises the scarlet roses after the Genoese leader's death.

### [XXII: How the Bowmen Held Wassail at the Rose de Guienne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxii-how-the-bowmen-held-wassail-at-the-rose-de-guienne)

Present as a leading archer, modestly defers to Aylward's tale of Poitiers.

### [How a Champion Came Forth from the East](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxiv-how-a-champion-came-forth-from-the-east)

Among the archers watching the tournament, joins in the banter with Aylward and John.

### [How the Three Comrades Gained a Mighty Treasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxvi-how-the-three-comrades-gained-a-mighty-treasure)

Mentioned in Aylward's story about nailing innkeeper Gourval's hand to a door.

### [How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxxiii-how-the-army-made-the-passage-of-roncesvalles)

Offers local knowledge of the pass, suggesting inns and a buried treasure, but is rebuked by Sir Nigel.

### [How the Company Made Sport in the Vale of Pampeluna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxxiv-how-the-company-made-sport-in-the-vale-of-pampeluna)

Spearman who wagers on the longbow and observes the contest.

### [How the White Company Came to Be Disbanded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxxvii-how-the-white-company-came-to-be-disbanded)

Dies fighting, surrounded by a ring of slain enemies.

## Links

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