Seoae(西厓) Ryu Sung‐Ryong(柳成龍) was a prime minister of the Joseon Dynasty and are highly appreciated in his achievements by displaying his activities as Dochechalsa(都體察使) in Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. He is securing his position in the center of character legend in Andong by being connected with fame of Hahoe village. By the way, it is noted that character legend with other features is being handed down according to historical position of each village.
The purpose of the study was to examine features of village story by examining character legend related to one character through diverse villages related to the pertinent character’s life. If the existing researches expressed ‘Character’s understanding through legend’ or ‘Understanding or comparison of village through story’, the study has ‘Comparison of cognitive difference every village through character legend’ as its goal. The study made a foundation to re‐recognize character and village community through features of village related to the pertinent character in reverse.
In the present point of time that Seoae Ryu Sung‐Ryong’s achievements take a new view, a work tracking traces around him has meaning to conclude his life and regional & social meaning more completely, not an intention to make negative recognition about him distinguished. As all people reading Jingbirok feel, it makes our heart hurt to be not evaluated in a proper way since his personality and good judgment make us aware of respect and attachment.
However, we shall note that character legend as a joint work of community is following position of community on the basis of historical experience of community‐especially village‐ than following emotion based on each individual’s knowledge or information.
Performances gotten by analysis on his stories are as follows. First, stories as village culture form position of village members based on historical experience thoroughly. Second, stories as village culture are beyond each individual’s position and follow the total position of village even if each individual is in position opposed to them. Namely, we can see that village community than each individual is considered preferentially in stories. Third, character legend of Seoae Ryu Sung‐Ryong is reflecting position and opinions of the people dynamically, having correlations with historical detailed facts.
The people expressed their opinions positively in the process of overcoming Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 through Seoae Ryu Sung‐Ryong. It is checked through similarity with literary story.