Blood Red Horse

Character Descriptions
Eleanor  Small girl, tomboy, auburn hair, 
Gavin’s to be wife. Adopted sister to 
William and Gavin. 

Gavin  William's older brother, can be mean 

and a bully. He soon learns honor and 
how to plan out a battle after rushing 
in and losing his arm. 

Brother Andrew  Large greedy man who was in charge 

of handing out food, drink, and 
medicine to the poor. 

Keeper John  A most useful and important head 

groom who cared for Sir Thomas' 
horses.  

Mark  Gavin's groom, a young boy who really 

cares about the horses. Feared Gavin 

Piers de Scabious  Constable of the castle, hard 

taskmaster and gets things done on 
the castle, Sir Thomas can trust 
because he knows about secret, 
dressed up like a woman to try to 
escape when castle attacked, coward 

Brother Luke  The monk who was in charge of the 

sick 

Kamil  Fought for the Muslims. He stole 

Hosanna from the English. He learned 
of honor and integrity whenever he 
stopped the battle to keep Hosanna 
alive after shot 

Sir Percy  Sir Thomas' closest and most loyal 

friend, kept him apprised of the King 
Henry news 

Humphrey  Will's small dumpy squire 

Hosanna  Small horse, Courser, Will's new horse, 

"blood-red horse", with a white star, 
Colt of Sacramenta and three years 
 old, Gavin injures him, quick learner, 
and although small full of energy 

Abbot Hugh  Thin, anxious in charge of monetary 

Montlouis  Gavin's horse, Destrier, strong mad big 

but quick to tire, 

Adam Landless  Poor young man, the friend of William, 

training to be a knight 

Sir Thomas De Granville  Gavin and Williams's father, not 

sentimental, encourages competition 
between the boys. 

Sir Walter de Strop  An older, grumpy knight who was to 

accompany William and Gavin as they 
rode in the forest. 

  A younger groom with a freckled face, 

Hal  the same age as Will 

Brother Ranulf  Was recited by Abbot Hugh when he 

was just 15, the first to be at work and 
the last to leave, becomes obsessed 
with Hosanna and doubts his choice in 
vocation feeling like maybe he should 
have been a knight 

Old Nurse  Large, elderly woman who looks after 

the children, Has a drinking problem 
and prefers to be in charge of laundry 
and the kitchen 

Sacramenta  Chestnut horse, Will's old horse, 

Courser, becomes Ellie's for a bit, 
mother of Hosanna, a light speedy 
horse 
 
Prior Peter  Abbott Hugh's second in command, 
dark with a sharp tongue 

William  Gavin's younger brother, loves and 

knows a lot about horses, does not like 
to read and write, stubborn and quick 
 temper 

Dargent  Nice bay horse, white socks and a 

white stripe,Destrier, warhorse, 
strong, from Spain 

Bahadean  the assistant to salden made a trap for 

him 
 
 
 
 
Plot Summary 
- Taking place in the Crusades, the protagonist, William is raised in a royal 
family based in Hartslove. Early on, William’s father, Sir Thomas De 
Granville, allowed a young girl by the name of Elenor to join the De Granville 
family because her mom had died at childbirth and her father had been 
killed. The agreement was, however, if she were to join the De Granville 
family, she must marry William’s older brother, Gavin, whom Ellie had no 
interest early on. William has always had an intense passion for riding 
horses. However, his original horse, Sacramenta, did not satisfy William, so 
he requested to go to keeper John and get himself a big new, glorious, war 
horse where he can go to the Holy Land with and fight in the name of Jesus 
Christ. While he is with Keeper John, a horse is suggested by the name of 
Dargent, however, William’s heart has fallen to a different, smaller red horse 
with a white star in the middle of his forehead. The horse is called 
Hosanna. 
 
Arc-  
 
Resolution- Everyone lived happily ever after!...more or less. The wars did not 
cease forever, but had a brief pause in the third of 10 more to come. William, Gavin, 
and Hosanna lived happily ever after, but the rest of the English army didn’t.