Juraj Janosik Juraj Jánošík or Juro Jánošík (1688-1713) was a famous Slovak bandit, sometimes known as the "Slovak Robin Hood." Janosik means son of John. This Slovak equivalent of Robin Hood has been the topic of many Slovak and Polish legends, books and films. According to the legends he was stealing from the nobles and gave the stolen things to the poor people. The Janosik myth was also known in Poland and the Czech lands. Jánošík was born at the village Terchová in northern Slovakia, was fighting with the kurucs in 1706-1708, then with the imperial army, and in 1711 he became the leader of a forest robber group in northwestern Slovakia. He was captured in 1712 in Hrachov, but managed to escape. Finally, he was captured again and imprisoned in 1713 in Liptovský Mikuláš and sentenced to death by hanging (attaching rope around one of left ribs) in December 1713. External link http://www.iarelative.com/history/janosik.htm Jánošík (1921) – Slovak film (black-and-white, silent); directed by: Jaroslav Siakeľ, Jánošík is played by: Theodor Pištěk. This is the first Slovak full-length feature movie and one of the first full-length feature movies in the world. It is also on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. The movie was produced by two Slovak emigrants in Hollywood (the brothers Jaroslav Siakeľ and Daniel Siakeľ), who were one of the founders of film industry in Hollywood (they had several patents for movie technics and were camera operators). The first runs of the movie were on November 25 1921 in Prague, December 1 1921 in Chicago and January 3 1922 in Zilina. Later, however, this very successful movie was forgotten and it was only in 1970 that it was rediscovered in a garage in Chicago. One hour and 8 minutes of the movie were repaired in 1975. Jánošík (1935) – Slovak film (black-and-white); the most popular Slovak movie at that time; directed by: Martin Frič, Jánošík played by: Paľo Bielik Jánošík I (1962) and Jánošík II (1963) - Slovak action film in two parts; directed by Paľo Bielik (- see also 1935) Janosik (1974) – Polish film Janosik (1975) – Polish TV series, which made him popular in modern Poland Jánošík (1976) – Slovak cartoon by Viktor Kubal The True Story of Janosik and Uhorcik (2004?) (Slovak title: Jánošík – Pravdivá história, Polish title: Prawdziwa historia Janosika i Uhorcika) – Polish-Slovak-Czech film, still in production Jánošík is also the name of a Polish comic strip (1970’s ?) of high artistic quality. Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juraj_Janosik