Wednesday, May 25, 2011

5 for the Omniverse

1. Folk Hero. Gallant Outsider.



2. Thus evoking overtones of love without destroying its life giving vulgarity



3. There's a man goin' round taking names



4. Possibly Apocryphal folk heroes (I did not know I wanted to hear those voices)

* King Arthur - Legendary British warlord.
* Cúchulainn - Ireland, folk legend and the pre-eminent hero of Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle
* Fionn mac Cumhaill - Ireland, warrior, leader of the Fianna. Primary figure in the Oisin cycle.
* Till Eulenspiegel or Tijl Uilenspiegel - Germany and the Low Countries, trickster
* Fong Sai-Yuk - China, martial arts folk hero
* Hung Hei-Gun - China, martial arts folk hero
* Nai Khanom Tom - Thailand, master of Muay Thai
* John Henry - United States, mighty steel-driving African-American
* Robin Hood - England, outlaw usually associated with the motto "Steal from the rich, give to the poor"
* Rummu Jüri - Estonia, outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor
* Hua Mulan - China, heroine who disguised herself as a man in order to join an army
* Molly Pitcher - United States, heroine of the American Revolutionary War
* William Tell - Switzerland, began the rebellion against the Austrians
* Juan Bautista Cabral - Argentina, soldier who supposedly saved José de San Martín's life during the Battle of San Lorenzo against the Royalists in 1813.

5. Never no lament