Much, the Miller's Son is one of the Merry Men in the tales of Robin Hood. He appears in some of the oldest ballads, A Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Monk, as one of the company. History In A Gest of Robyn Hode, he helps capture Richard at the Lee, and when Robin lends that knight money to pay off his debts, he is one of the Merry Men who insist on giving him a horse and clothing appropriate to his station. In Robin Hood and the Monk, he is one of the rescuers of the captive Robin. In this brutal ballad, Moche kills a page boy so the boy cannot bear word that the outlaws killed the monk of the title. He then disguises himself as the page and Little John disguises himself as the monk. The implication that Much is of small stature is not made explicit. In other tales, he was known as Midge, the Miller's Son, the name by which he is known in Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar and Robin Hood and Queen Katherine (version 145B). It is also the name used by Howard Pyle for the character in his Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. This is in further contrast to the ballad Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale where he is known as Nick, the Miller's Son. In the 1991 movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (starring Kevin Costner), a character resembling Much in many respects is the young boy named Wulf. Another character named Much, the Miller's Son does appear in the movie (played by Jack Wild), but he has very little screen time. In the earlier tales, however, Much is slightly older and takes a much more physical role. Indeed, he is a formidable fighter. Much is present from the very earliest Robin Hood ballads in which he often accompanies Little John. Appearances in other media Herbert Mundin portrayed Much in the 1938 Errol Flynn version The Adventures of Robin Hood. Much has a notable role in the television series Robin of Sherwood (1984–86) in which he is Robin's adopted brother (a role given to Will Scarlet in some versions). In the series, he is played by Peter Llewellyn Williams and portrayed as somewhat mentally lacking, needing Robin to look after him. His killing a deer without thinking of the consequences led to them becoming outlaws. In the anime