Oh gosh.
Oh gosh. Oh yep, this is quite hard.
Multiple enemies from the front, back and above doesn't exactly help. The horse can't attack them all at once, neither can the woodcutter without getting hurt.
I say that stay still, jump, go backwards or attack to avoid these idiotic monster attacks before killing them. xD;
But it's really a good game with a great story.
Suggestions:
Save points. Either from a menu or pass new parts of the story.
Get attacked once, blink for a second to avoid repeated damage.
Maybe pickups for more weapons like guns, torches or magics?