Maude Lindsay

Origin
Maude was introduced as Lady Christabel's saucy handmaiden in Robin Hood and Little John by Pierce Egan the Younger. She helped her mistress' chosen fiance escape her mistress' twisted father's clutches when the Sheriff intended to execute Allan. She later helped her mistress escape the Sheriff to be with Allan after Fizt Alwine made it clear he intended to force Christabel into a marriage of his choosing regardless of the fact that a wedding without consent goes against church doctrine.

Maude is a version of the character of Will Scarlet's wife though unlike earlier versions whom all had noble blood, much like Will traditionally had, she was a maid in the Sheriff's household and a commoner.

Literature:

 * Robin Hood and Little John; or, the Merrie Men of Sherwood Forest, by Pierce Egan the Younger (serialized 1838, book form 1840)
 * Robin Hood Alexandre Dumas (1873)

Film:

 * The Prince of Thieves (1948) played by Robin Raymond