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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 frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Pages in category "Folklore characters" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anansi; B.
Jack - (best known from the story Jack and the Beanstalk) is a young boy who uses his wit to outsmart characters in many stories. Jack Mary Ann - A folk hero from the Wrexham area of north Wales whose fictionalised exploits continue to circulate in local folklore. Jacob - Biblical Patriarch and the ancestor of the Israelites.
Pages in category "Male characters in fairy tales" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total. ... The Snail Son (Japanese folktale) The Snake Prince;
The Girl as Soldier (Russian folktale) The Girl with Two Husbands; The Girl Without Hands; Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What; The Goat Girl; The Goat-Faced Girl; Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree; The Golden Bird (Berber folktale) The Golden Fish, The Wonder-working Tree and the Golden Bird; Golden Hair (fairy tale) The Golden-Haired Children
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 frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
Pages in category "European folklore characters" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.