By the time of Luther, the name of Wessel had almost been forgotten, none of his works had been printed, and very few manuscripts had survived.
עד ימי לותר, שמו של וסל כבר כמעט נשכח כליל. שום יצירה מיצירותיו לא הודפסה, ושרדו כתבי יד מעטים.