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The Yeoman had to go on the pilgramage because he is the Knight's servant and the Knight took the Yeoman along to assist him during the journey.
Chaucer tells us he's a forester – at home he probably takes care of the forests on the Knight's land, protecting them from outlaws and making sure nobody poaches in them. As foresters go, he's probably a good one, a conclusion we can draw because he keeps his bow and arrows in very good condition – no droopy feathers for him – so it's likely he keeps his forest in similarly tip-top shape.
We don't really know what the other characters think of the Yeoman, but he is one of the few characters that Chaucer didn't speak poorly of, although he didn't speak greatly of him either.
him: the Knight
St. Christopher: the patron saint of foresters and travelers
The Yeoman is dressed all in green and also wears a bow and arrow, a dagger, and a sword. His hair is short, and his face is brown, suggesting that he spends a lot of time outside.
Park Ranger
He knew the whole of woodcraft up and down
He understood the practice of woodcraft well
A saucy brace was on his arm to ward
He wore a leather arm guard
It from the bow-string, and a sheild and sword
Hung at one side, and at the other slipped
On one side of his body, he wore a sword and sheild
A jaunty dirk, spear-sharp and well-equipped
On the other side of his body, he wore a fine dagger
A medal of St. Christopher he wore
Of shining silver on his breast, and bore
He wore a shining silver medal of St. Christopher on his chest
A hunting-horn, well slung and burnished clean,
That dangled from a baldrick of bright green.
Over his shoulder, he wore a hunting horn on a bright green shoulder strap
He was a proper forester, I guess.
He was a woodsman, indeed.