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Rowena - Apprentice sorceress featured on the
historical drama THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD/TNT/SYN/1997-99.

Rowena trained under the tutelage of
Olwyn, a wise and powerful wizard who roamed Sherwood Forest in Medieval England. On
occasion, Olwyn and Rowena came to the aid of Robin Hood, a nobleman turned
outlaw who battled the evil Prince John and his sorceress,
Mortiana. Rowena's first adventure with Robin happened when they entered a strange castle
looking for a local man who had disappeared. Trapped inside, they encountered a
malevolent entity which fed off their deep dark personal fears. Luckily, Rowena
and the others were able to overcome their fears and escape the castle
unscathed. Another time, Rowena sought to find a way to release Robin's soul
within a 24 hour period after he died prematurely and was reincarnated into the
body of a killer named Briggs.
Being an apprentice sorceress, Rowena made her share of mistakes. Once, she
accidentally conjured up a shape-shifting master hunter named Cerradyn who
needed to capture and sacrifice seven warriors to realize his full powers and
become invincible. Those victims turn out to be Rowena's friends and so though
trial and error she sought to a find away to reverse her spell.
Many of the Rowena's adventures involved time travel. On one occasion, Rowena
accidentally sent Robin Hood fifteen years back into the past, where he
inadvertently alters the course of history by rescuing a man who becomes a
despotic king. Once again, Rowena must find away to change the past to save the
future.
Time travel was again in her destiny when the legendary Merlin the Magician,
enlisted Rowena and Robin to train a young King Arthur so they could stop
Merlin's archenemy Morganna, and the Black Knight from winning Excalibur and the
throne of England.
Not surprisingly, Rowena's romantic interest was Elvis, a descendant of Barkley
the inventor who traveled to the past in a time machine to visit Sherwood
Forest. Rowena and Elvis spent a pleasant afternoon flying through trees on
magical skateboards battling a band of marauders who stole Elvis' time machine.
TRIVIA NOTE: Rowena the Sorceress debuted in the
third season. She appeared on the following episodes: No. 28 "The Haunted
Castle"; No. 33 "Hunter"; No. 34 "A Date with Destiny"; No. 37 "Body and Soul";
No. 42 "Godiva"; No. 44 "Black Rose"; No. 48 "Return to Camelot"; and No. 50
"The Time Machine."
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THE NEW ADVENTURES
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Cast Credits |
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Christie Woods |
as |
Rowena |
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Christopher Lee |
as |
Olwyn |
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Amanda Walker |
as |
Mortiana |
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Geoffrey Bayldon |
as |
Merlin |
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Matthew Porretta |
as |
Robin Hood [ Season 1 - 2] |
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John Bradley |
as |
Robin Hood [ Season 3 - 4 ] |
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Anna Galvin |
as |
Marion Fitzwalter [ Season 1] |
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Barbara Griffin |
as |
Marion Fitzwalter [ Season 2 - 4 ]
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Richard Ashton |
as |
John Little, aka Little John
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Martyn Ellis |
as |
Friar Michael Tuck |
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Andrew Bicknell |
as |
Prince John |
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Paul Lichtman |
as |
Barkley, the Inventor |
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Hakim Alston |
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Kemal, Nomad Warrior |
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