Will Scarlet
Will Scarlet is a fictional character from the legendary world of Robin Hood.
Will Scarlet is one of the faithful companions of Robin Hood and dives - unlike, for example Maid Marian or Friar Tuck - in this role in the earliest Robin Hood legends. The name, however, is not determined at this time, so it is also called often Will Scarlock or Scadlock. Compared to most other medieval epics, the Robin Hood legends are characterized in that the supporting characters have their own recognizable roles and also for a long time are particularly identifiable. Scarlet and Much the miller 's son play in comparison to Little John, although only passive roles and rarely carry the plot, but are always present, and their names are mentioned in the earliest Robin Hood works.
In the main printed collection, the knitted of Robin Hood, Scarlet emerged along with Much as already Robins fellow on when the three Little John meet for the first time. As of 1600, the number of printed Robin Hood stories took too strong. The literacy spread in England at this time of new readers grew up, Robin Hood stories appeared as a two-sided flyers and made numerous versions of about 25 stories from ground, including the story of Robin Hood and Will Scarlet. She describes how Robin meets a stranger dressed in red and defeated him in battle. The stranger turns out to be his cousin Gamwell, whereupon it takes Robin in his gang. Robin Hood Newly Revived contains essentially the same story as Robin Hood and Will Scarlet, leads in the end but still a Scot. Although the end is pretty incoherent and obviously at the little happy mixture of two texts, they also enjoyed a long time, numerous editions. In Robin Hood, Little John, and Will Scarlet [ Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon ] the outlaws rescue the King of England, who is besieged in London by the Prince of Aragon and its giants. Scarlet marries the princess and turns out to be the son of the Earl of Maxfield. In some legends he is represented as a very brutal, in some as the nephew Robin.
According to the figure, a rose hybrids (see Will Scarlet (Rose) ) and a cultivar of the devil - tobacco ( Lobelia tupa ) named. In addition, ( the Will Scarlet Mine ) which carry the name of the figure legend exist various streets and places in the U.S. as well as a mine in Illinois. In addition, there are various artists and authors, which rose to the name as a pseudonym or Will Scarlet took the title character of a song. The figure also appears in almost all modern adaptations of the saga, in books, films and computer games.