Folk hero

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 certain country. Usually it is someone who helped the common people or fought against the authorities, such as a bad king. People tells stories about folk heroes, most of their stories have been passed down orally, and changed to fit the situations. They usually have a special skill or trait of some sort (Paul Bunyan is very tall).

Some famous folk heroes are:

• Robin Hood (England), who stole from the rich and gave it to the poor people
• William Tell (Switzerland), who killed a tyrant (a lord terrorizing the people)
• Carmine Crocco (Italy), controversial figure of the Italian unification but considered by many a folk hero
• Johnny Appleseed
• Natty Bumpo or Hawkeye (not to be confused with the characters from Marvel comics or M*A*S*H)
• Paul Bunyan
• John Henry
• Pecos Bill
• Davy Crockett