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Bogatyr

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For other meanings, see Bogatyr (disambiguation).

The bogatyr (Russian: богаты'рь, from the Turkic baghatur) or vityaz (Russian: витязь, a valiant warrior) was a medieval Russian heroic warrior, comparable to the Western European knight errant. Another theory is that the word "богатырь" can be translated from old Russian as "God taker" or "God carrier." The word "бог" means "God," and "тырь" can be translated as "take" or "carry". The word bogatyr was first mentioned in Russia time in Sernitskiy's book "Descriptio veteris et novae Poloniae cum divisione ejusdem veteri et nova," printed in 1585 in an unknown location, in which he says, "Rossi… de heroibus suis, quos Bohatiros id est semideos vocant, aliis persuadere conantur." Bylinas prominently feature stories about these heroes. Each bogatyr tends to be known for a certain character trait: Alyosha Popovich for his wits, Dobrynya Nikitich for his courage, and Ilya Muromets for his physical and spiritual power and integrity, and for his dedication to the protection of his homeland and people.

1 Epic bogatyrs
2 In art
3 In fiction
4 See also
5 In Fiction
6 References

Epic bogatyrs

Alyosha Popovich
Dobrynya Nikitich
Ilya Muromets, regarded as the greatest of the bogatyrs
Svyatogor, who when dying, gave his strength to Ilya Muromets
Peresvet, who sacrificed himself against the Tatars at the Battle of Kulikovo
Sukhman The Bogatyr

In art

The Bogatyr is a decorative oil on canvas panel painted by Mikhail Vrubel in 1898. It is displayed in The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.[1]
Viktor Vasnetsov's 1898 painting Bogatyrs

In fiction

In the video game Battlefield 2142, the T-39 Bogatyr is part of the Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) armored cavalry. It is a "Battlewalker" or "mech" that carries a driver and a weapons officer. Its counterpart in the European Union (EU) Army is the L-5 Riesig.

In Fiction

Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash (The Bogatyr, Kostya Torzianin, is the Commander of the Druzhina, who guard the "Drakhaon" or "Dragon Lord" of the country Azhkendir in Rossiya)