Differences From Scott's Novel
The film omits the characters Aethelstane, Lucas Beaumanoir, and Gurth, while the Crusaders play no role. Ivanhoe's early injuries are modest and he plays a very active role throughout the film. Unlike the novel, King Richard is not involved until the final scene, when he and his knights ride in (costumed as Crusaders).
In the film, Wamba the Jester (in whom the book's characters of Wamba the Jester and Gurth the Swineherd are combined), dies in the course of freeing Cedric and the other captives from the castle of Front de Boeuf. Wamba does not die in Walter Scott's original novel.
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