Alan-a-Dale
Sign in to saveAlso known as Allen a Dale, Allen-a-Dale, Allin-a-Dale, Allan A'Dayle
thumb|1912 depiction of Alan-A-Dale by Louis Rhead Alan-a-Dale (first recorded as Allen a Dale; variously spelled Allen-a-Dale, Allan-a-Dale, Allin-a-Dale, ''Allan A'Dayle'' etc.) is a figure in the Robin Hood legend. According to the stories, he was a wandering minstrel who became a member of Robin's band of outlaws, the "Merry Men".
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It is catalogued under topics including Child Ballads, Fictional string musicians and Literary characters introduced in the 1760s.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|1912 depiction of Alan-A-Dale by Louis Rhead Alan-a-Dale (first recorded as Allen a Dale; variously spelled Allen-a-Dale, Allan-a-Dale, Allin-a-Dale, ''Allan A'Dayle'' etc.) is a figure in the Robin Hood legend. According to the stories, he was a wandering minstrel who became a member of Robin's band of outlaws, the "Merry Men".
He is a relatively late addition to the legend; he first appeared in a 17th-century broadside ballad, Child Ballad 138, "Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale", and, unlike many of the characters thus associated, managed to adhere to the legend. In this tale, Robin rescues Alan's sweetheart from an unwanted marriage to an old knight. They stop the bishop from proceeding with the ceremony, and Robin Hood, dressed in the bishop's robes, marries Alan to his bride. In other versions it is Little John or Friar Tuck who performs the ceremony.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alan-a-Dale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.