Folk hero

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A folk hero is a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people, or people of a certainn country. Usually it is someone who helped the common people or fought against the authorities, e.g. a bad king. People tells stories about folk heroes, most of their stories have been passed down orally, and changed to fit the situations.

Some famous Folk Heroes are:

  • Robin Hood (England), who stole from the rich and gave it too the poor people
  • William Tell (Switzerland), who killed a tyrant (a lord terrorizing the people)
  • Paul Bunyan
  • John Henry
  • Pecos Bill
  • Davy Crockett
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