While Tuck almost always has an issue with alcohol he clashes with the corrupt and less devout clergymen who betray Robin or/and are robbed by the Merry Men.Ī Robert Stafford of Sussex is recorded in two royal writs to have used the alias Frere Tuk in 1417. Fra Tuck ( Friar Tuck) è un tipo di personaggio delle leggende britanniche medievali, compagno di avventura di Robin Hood, raffigurato come un frate gioviale. As Robin was a devout Catholic having a clergyman in the forest where he and his men were living was very handy. The figure of Tuck was common in the May Games festivals of England and Scotland during the 15th through 17th centuries. Like Maid Marian the crossdressing swordswoman who married Robin Friar Tuck was a character who developed separately from the Robin Hood stories and was later adapted in.Īfter Robin robbed him and forced Tuck to carry him on his back to tire out the stubborn clergyman Friar Tuck ended up serving as chaplain to Robin's band of outlaws in the greenwood. RMKCETY0 London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Friar Tuck is a common character in modern Robin Hood stories, which depict him as a jovial friar and one of Robins Merry Men.
