Maid Marian

Maid Marian is a vixen and one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Little John) of Disney's 1973 animated feature film Robin Hood. She is the love interest and later wife of the title character. She based on the character from the Robin Hood legend of the same name. It is stated in the film that Maid Marian is King Richard's niece but never actually revealed how they're related, and she doesn't really appear to be related to Prince John, despite him being Richard's brother. Because of that, it can be assumed that Richard is Maid Marian's uncle by marriage, meaning that the sister of either Marian's mother or father was the wife of King Richard (making Marian's aunt the queen). She and Robin Hood have known each other since they were young, and fell in love as they grew older. However, several years before the events of the film, she left for London for unspecified reasons and had only recently returned to Nottingham. Maid Marian is a very beautiful, ladylike, nice, loving, and kind woman. Despite being separated from him, Maid Marian is still very much in love with Robin Hood as he loves her. So much so that she finds the courage to plead for his life. She also loves children and is happy to meet Skippy and the others when the former sneaks into the castle to retrieve his arrow, which he had accidentally shot over the walls of the castle as he was playing with the bow he had gotten as a birthday present from Robin Hood. Marian eagerly and willingly plays the role of the damsel-in-distress as Skippy (playing Robin Hood) fights with Lady Kluck (playing Prince John) to save her and then takes her into a grove of bushes and trees that represents Sherwood Forest. She also kisses him on the cheek to thank him and teach him how a hero should treat his "lady fair". Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood takes place circa 1194. The film is set during the Third Crusade (1189–1192) when King Richard I is away from England