This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned …

The folk hero and her story came 100 years after the end of the Revolutionary War, and the person Molly Pitcher is supposedly based on—Mary Ludwig Hays McCarthy—doesn’t appear …

A folk hero or national hero is a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned …

2024年12月10日 · While he is often claimed to be an American folk figure, Pecos Bill does not have his origins in American folk tradition. Rather, he is the creation of a single writer, Edward …

Folklore: U.S. Folk Heroes and Characters Throughout U.S. history, the African-American folk hero has appeared in related incarnations that reflect both the enslaved Africans' cultural …

2024年12月10日 · The guide also provides entries on several folk heroes about whom the Library of Congress is most often asked. On the page Notable American Folk Heroes you will find …

2022年10月17日 · Cúchulainn – Ireland, folk legend and the pre-eminent hero of Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle. Till Eulenspiegel or Tijl Uilenspiegel – Germany and the Low Countries, trickster …

2024年11月21日 · This American folk hero of the Old West had several talents, but became especially renowned for his dramatic shootouts. Unknown Artist, Wikimedia Commons "Wild …

2024年12月10日 · If the folk figure you are researching isn't among those discussed on our Notable American Folk Heroes page, there are several free online resources you may be able …

A folk hero is a type of hero, real or mythological, who has become the stuff of legend through generations of retellings.The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero …