Robin and Marian, the 1976 film serving as right hand to Richard the Lionheart. Played by Bill Maynard. Mercardier features prominently in The Outlaw Chronicles series by Angus Donald, especially books 4 (Warlord) and 5 (Grail Knight), as a major antagonist. He is portrayed as a ruthless killer and mercenary leader with few or no redeeming qualities, and as the main perpetrator of English atrocities during the 3rd Crusade and King Richard's wars against the French. References Sources "Mercadier", in Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes, 1st series, t. iii., pp. 417–443. The Art of Warfare in Western Europe during the Middle Ages from the Eighth Century (Warfare in History) by J. F. Verbruggen, pp. 116–117* 1200 deaths Year of birth unknown Medieval Occitan people 11th-century French people Medieval French knights Christians of the Third Crusade