Main Characters

There are four main characters in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. The Headless Horseman haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow, and is also the talk of the entire town. Ichabod Crane is the schoolmaster of this town, and he falls in love with the town beauty, Katrina van Tassel. Brom Bones is another character in this story, and he becomes Crane's biggest competitor for Katrina van Tassel. Both Crane and Bones fight for the love of Katrina van Tassel, but only one emerges as the victor.