Fairy Tale about Ilya Muromets. 4th edition

Bylina - the genre of ancient Russian literature, the legend of heroes, folk heroes and historical events of Ancient Rus'. Once upon a time, the epics were called “old people”, “old people”, that is, stories about what was in the distant past. The epics talk about the exploits of the famous heroes, this is the heroic epic of the Russian people. Russian heroes are fearless warriors with incredible power. And the heroes of the heroes are not simple: they speak in a human voice, smell danger and always come to the rescue of their owners.

Ilya Muromets - one of the main characters of the ancient Russian epic epic, the defender of the Russian land, formidable for enemies, faithful and fair - for their own. According to legend, he suffered from paralysis to 33 years old, but, having gained strength from the angels, he becomes a hero who faithfully serves Prince Vladimir and bravely fights a nightingale, idol, Tatars and other enemies of Rus'. Ilya Muromets is fearless, but he will not chop off his shoulder, he is reasonable, he will never offend the weak or innocent. He knows about danger, but does not turn off the path, boldly enters the battle with the nightingale. The image of Ilya Muromets is only partly a fabulous character, he also has a historical prototype.

Historians still argue who was the prototype of Ilya Muromets, but the majority is inclined to the fact that this is a warrior, nicknamed Chobtok (that is, a boot), who lived in the 12th century. Once he fought off enemies with the help of this shoes. For many years he fought for Russian land, performed many military exploits, and then tonsured monks. Ilya Muromets was buried in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.