Folk heroes of the resistance


What do Anansi, Raven, Coyote, Pérák, Aradia, the Golem of Prague, Robin Hood, Wild Edric, and Ned Ludd have in common? They are all folk heroes of resistance to tyranny, oppression, slavery, and fascism.

It’s Folklore Thursday today on Twitter, and the thoughts of several contributors have turned to folk heroes who resisted tyranny and fascism. It started with Christian Read’s tweet about Pérák, and continued with contributions from me, Sarah Rance-Riley, Austin Hackney, Creative Histories, and Folklore Film Fest.

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  1. Ned Ludd was genderfluid. That' s why they dressed in clothes considered to be feminine. Rocking their blue dress and with a sledgehammer in hand, they destroyed the machines that were responsible for the exploitation of the working class. They were the inspiration for the modern socialist movements that came after them.

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  2. Ned Ludd was genderfluid. That' s why they dressed in clothes considered to be feminine. Rocking their blue dress and with a sledgehammer in hand, they destroyed the machines that were responsible for the exploitation of the working class. They were the inspiration for the modern socialist movements that came after them.

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