Zbóje z naszego regionu
The Robbers from our Region

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the fate and characteristics of the most famous outlaws of Górny Śląsk (Eng. Upper Silesia) and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (Eng. Dąbrowa Basin) such as Eliasz, Pistulka, Malarski and others. The author points to the existence of identical or similar motifs linking the stories of villains and collective heroes. The contents of such texts are not determined by the facts but by the functions that such narratives play – we will not find the truth in them, but the realization of some important social needs.

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