Will Scarlet the Brave

Will Scarlet the Brave

This entry features the opening chapters of a serialized story about Will Scarlet, devoted follower of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. The narrative opens with Will being pursued by Norman troops after being recognized by a henchman while purchasing goods in Nottingham. Rescued by Friar Tuck, hounds named Hector and Vulcan, and a donkey named Balaam, Will regains the outlaw camp where Robin Hood interrogates him about Norman activities and Prince John's whereabouts. The story includes romantic subplots—Will reunites with his sweetheart Martha, one of the forest dwellers—alongside violent action: Robin Hood executes the captured Norman trooper Roger the Harelipped by arrow, declaring him responsible for burning cottages and murdering civilians. The narrative emphasizes Saxon resistance against Norman tyranny, culminating in Robin's decision to release other prisoners under cover of darkness to protect them from wild boars roaming the forest.