1. Juraj Jánošík The Slovak hero

2. Who was he? He was born in January 1688. Jánošík has been the main character of many Slovak legends, novels, poems, and films. According to the legend, he robbed nobles and gave the loot to the poor.

3. Where did he live? He was born in a village in central Slovakia-Terchová. It is situated in the area of Malá Fatra and Kysuce. In the logo of Terchová is Jánošík as an honour to him.

4. His typical features He had a Slovakian traditional valaška. He always had his hair in braids. He wore a traditional folclore costume. He had a belt with magic herbals which gave him strength.

5. His death He was tortured at the age of 25 The execution was done in the evening of 17th March 1713 in Šibeničky They burnt his feet, ripped his tendons and they hung him on his rib Now his grave is under the lake Liptovská Mara, close to his home village

6. Why is he a hero? He was a very brave and fair person. He was taking from rich and giving to poor. He had his own crew of outlaws He was fighting for justice and he was brutally killed because of it.

7. Films and Literature There are many films and novels about Jánošík The most popular film is Juraj Jánošík by Juraj Jakubisko

8. Thank you for watching. Alexandra Romanová Františka Smolejová Andrea Plančárová Martin Illéš Feel free to ask any questions :D