Category:Folk Heroes

Folk heroes are those who, either in reality or mythology, who is seen as a criminal or outsider by one group and powerful but, accepted and supported by another. For example, someone who is a free-thinker in a suppress society is seen as a threat by the enforcers of that society, yet the person is supported by fellow free-thinkers as someone while to risk their lives for a greater purpose.

Those featured in Folklore could also consider a folk hero since they are viewed as a role model for one to look up.