Ivanhoe Chapter 20

In which the yeomen of Sherwood, led by the stalwart Locksley, gather in secret beneath the ancient oak, preparing to thwart a dark enterprise that threatens their Saxon kin, while the friar of Copmanhurst sheds his cloak of sanctuary for arms and welcomes a mysterious black knight to their cause. As the moonlight falls upon the ruined chapel and the woodland glade, their resolves are steeled for an endeavour that will test the mettle of all who cherish the land and its liberty.