Waligóra and Wyrwidąb are two fictional twin brothers in a fairy tale originating from Poland. They are a personification of brotherhood and an example of the benefits of cooperation.Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki, Waligóra i Wyrwidąb in Klechdy, starożytne podania i powieści ludowe, 1876, Grudziądz, Zakłady Graficzne Wiktora Kulerskiego (Gazeta Grudziądzka), 1922.
In fairy tales In one version of their fairy tale, they were orphans whose mother died after birth in the forest. Waligóra was cared for by the female wolf, while Wyrwidąb, by the female bear. They were both extremely strong, with Waligóra being capable of destroying the mountain with one punch, and Wyrwidąb, being able to tear oak trees from the ground. The brothers worked together to save a kingdom, defeating the dragon that terrorized it. Afterwards, they were rewarded by the king, who let them marry his two daughters.
Philologist and folklorist Julian Krzyżanowski, establisher of the Polish Folktale Catalogue according to the international index, classified tales about the heroic duo as type T 300B, "Smok I Waligóra" ("The Dragon and Waligóra").Krzyżanowski, Julian. Polska bajka ludowa w ukìadzie systematycznym: Wa̜tki 1-999. Wydawn. Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 1962. pp. 83, 303. Thus, his typing is closely related to the international ATU type ATU 300, "The Dragon-Slayer".
In other fairy tales According to philologist and folklorist Julian Krzyżanowski (pl), Waligóra and Wyrwidąb may also be the name of the companions of the hero in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index type ATU 301, "The Three Stolen Princesses" or Polish Bracia zdradziecy ("The Traitorous Brothers").Krzyżanowski, Julian. Słownik folkloru polskiego. Wiedza Powszechna, 1965. p. 425.
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Bibliography Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki, Waligóra i Wyrwidąb in Klechdy, starożytne podania i powieści ludowe, Grudziądz, Zakłady Graficzne Wiktora Kulerskiego (Gazeta Grudziądzka), 1922
External links The legend of Wyrwidąb and Waligóra by K. Glinski at Polish Wikisource.