The White Company · Character
Goodwin Hawtayne
A master bowman and leader among the archers.
minor
Also known as Hawtayne, Master Hawtayne
First appearance: xiii how the white company set forth to the wars
Goodwin Hawtayne shows up with force in How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Master-shipman of the Yellow Cog; initially reluctant to engage the pirates but agrees to turn the ship into Freshwater Bay; directs the crew in battle preparations.
Goodwin Hawtayne first appears in 0014 xiii how the white company set forth to the wars.
In How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe: Master-shipman of the Yellow Cog; initially reluctant to engage the pirates but agrees to turn the ship into Freshwater Bay; directs the crew in battle preparations.
Later, in How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde: The master shipman is anxious about the storm and the hole in the ship, but successfully pilots the cog across the bar of Gironde.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Allied Commanders and Locals
- Protagonist
- White Company Members
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- How the Yellow Cog Sailed Forth from Lepe
- How the Yellow Cog Crossed the Bar of Gironde
- XXII: How the Bowmen Held Wassail at the Rose de Guienne
- XXXVIII: Of the Homecoming to Hampshire
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See Goodwin Hawtayne in xiii how the white company set forth to the wars