Will Scathelock

E167379

fictional character folklore character legendary outlaw

Will Scathelock is a legendary member of Robin Hood’s band of outlaws, better known in popular folklore as Will Scarlet.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Will Scadlock	1
Will Scathelock canonical	1
Will Scathlock	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Will Scathelock
Context triple: [Will Scarlet, alternativeName, Will Scathelock]

A. Michael Sexton
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
B. Jack Driscoll
Jack Driscoll is a central heroic character in the 1933 film "King Kong," serving as the ship's first mate and the primary human protagonist who helps rescue Ann Darrow from the giant ape.
C. Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
D. Sean Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
E. Jarvis Hunt
Jarvis Hunt was a prominent American architect known for designing significant railroad stations and public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Will Scathelock
Target entity description: Will Scathelock is a legendary member of Robin Hood’s band of outlaws, better known in popular folklore as Will Scarlet.

A. Michael Sexton
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
B. Jack Driscoll
Jack Driscoll is a central heroic character in the 1933 film "King Kong," serving as the ship's first mate and the primary human protagonist who helps rescue Ann Darrow from the giant ape.
C. Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
D. Sean Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
E. Jarvis Hunt
Jarvis Hunt was a prominent American architect known for designing significant railroad stations and public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ folklore character ⓘ legendary outlaw ⓘ
appearsIn	English Robin Hood ballads ⓘ Robin Hood legends ⓘ linked to: Robin Hood
associatedWith	Little John ⓘ Maid Marian ⓘ Robin Hood ⓘ Sherwood Forest ⓘ
colorAssociation	red ⓘ
culture	English folklore ⓘ
fictionalStatus	legendary rather than historically verified ⓘ
groupDesignation	one of the Merry Men ⓘ
hasAlias	Scarlet ⓘ Will Scarlet ⓘ
hasVariantName	Scadlock ⓘ Will Scathlock ⓘ linked to: Will Scathelock Will Shacklock ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Middle English ⓘ
literaryTradition	English outlaw literature ⓘ
memberOf	Robin Hood's band of outlaws ⓘ linked to: Robin Hood
nameEtymology	Scarlet may refer to bright red clothing ⓘ
notableTrait	dashing ⓘ hot-headed ⓘ skilled fighter ⓘ
partOf	Robin Hood cycle ⓘ linked to: ballads of Robin Hood
portrayedAs	loyal to Robin Hood ⓘ merry man ⓘ
roleInBand	Robin Hood's companion ⓘ outlaw ⓘ
timePeriod	medieval English tradition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Will Scarlet → alternativeName → Will Scathelock ⓘ

Will Scarlet → alternativeName → Will Scadlock ⓘ

linked to: Will Scathelock

Will Scathelock → hasVariantName → Will Scathlock ⓘ