Lamme Goedzak

Eventually, it turns out that the wife - a staunch Catholic while Goedzak himself is a Protestant - has been misled by an unscrupulous monk into taking a vow of abstinence.

While searching for her, Goedzak along with Ulenspiegel is drawn into the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule, and despite his fatness and indolence manages to prove his mettle in various perilous situations.

Finally he finds an ideal slot as a ship's cook on one of the vessels of the Sea Beggars, the famed rebel/pirate fleet harassing the Spanish; it is commonly agreed that he could take as many extra helpings as he wants from his own excellent dishes.

Eventually, after a long and hard search Goedzak finds back his wife, proves to her the hypocrisy of the monk, and they are happily reunited.

The expression "lamme goedzak" has become an eponym in the Dutch language, referring to a "good, loveable, but naïve person, prone to being taken advantage of.

In Vandersteen's final comics series, De Geuzen (1985-1990), which is set in the 16th century, the central character is a young intelligent man named Hannes.