Robin Hood (TV Series)
The Greatest Enemy (1985)
John Abineri: Herne the Hunter
Quotes
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Herne the Hunter : I am Herne the Hunter, and you are a leaf driven by the wind.
Robert of Huntingdon : Herne is a spirit. And you...
Herne the Hunter : I am a man.
Robert of Huntingdon : Yes. A man.
Herne the Hunter : Answer me this, then - what brought you here?
Robert of Huntingdon : I don't know... there was a voice.
Herne the Hunter : And what did this voice say to you? Tell me!
Robert of Huntingdon : It said... nothing's forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten.
Herne the Hunter : So he is free.
Robert of Huntingdon : Nobody's free. What does it mean?
Herne the Hunter : The Hooded Man will come to the forest, there to meet with Herne the Hunter, to be his son and do his bidding.
[hands the Hooded Man a longbow]
Herne the Hunter : String the bow.
Robert of Huntingdon : Why?
Herne the Hunter : To give it purpose. And you must also have purpose and prove yourself.
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Herne the Hunter : Who is the greatest enemy? Always near to you, sometimes at your shoulder?
Robin of Loxley : I've known he was there.
Herne the Hunter : You must face him. Listen: each man travels along one path. At the end of it, if he has the courage, he will meet himself and find his power.
Robin of Loxley : Will you be there?
Herne the Hunter : No. But we cannot be parted. Another riddle for you.