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Famous
Polish Outlaw
Jerzy Jánošík
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| Jerzy
Jánošík
was a famous Polish rober, the leader of a forest robber group, often
described
as the "Polish Robin Hood" or Polish "William Tell". His probable date
of birth is January 25, 1688 at the village Terchová in the
Austrian
Monarchy, now in northern Slovakia. His act of baptism was preserved
and
is dated May 16, 1688. His parents were Michal Jánošík
and
Barbara Cingelova. He had older brother Jan and a younger sister
Barbara. |
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Polish (or Slovak)
outlaw has been the topic of many Slovak and Polish legends, books and
films. According to the legends he and his group of robers were
stealing
from the nobles and gave the stolen things to the poor people. Number
of
folk tales present Jerzy Jánošík as a hero who had
supernatural
powers and magical resistance to bullets and arrows. He had
supernatural
power of healing his wounds with the help of a herb he carried in his
pocket.
According to folk tales, he also had an ability to move from one place
to another quicker than any other human being. Some of the legends
surrounding
this most famous outlaw claims that his powers were given to him by
three
witches whom he had met when he was very young. Him and his robers
operated
and were hiding on both sides of the Tatra Mountains (Polish side and
Slovak
side), and the Jánošík myth was also known in Poland,
Slovak
and the Czech lands. |
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| Jánošík
was
fighting with the Kurucs in 1706-1708, then with the imperial army. He
was captured in 1712 in Hrachov, but managed to escape. Finally, he was
betrayed by a girl whom he often visited and captured again and
imprisoned
in spring of 1713 in Liptovský Mikuláš. His trial took
place
on March 16 and March 17, 1713 and he was sentenced to death by hanging
on a hook. His execution took place on March 18, 1713. |
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