Jakub Surovec

Jakub Surovec (in the middle, jumping), accepted into Jánošík's group – as part of the test, he cuts down the top of one tree with one hand and shoots off the top of another with the other; legendary scene, painting on glass

Jakub Surovec, more commonly known in Poland as Jakub Surowiec (born in 1715 in Tisovec, died on 11 October 1740 in Brezno) was a Slovak outlaw, one of the most famous in the country.[1][2][3][4] Along with his group, he engaged in banditry across significant areas of the Central and Inner Western Carpathians. Challenging the feudal system, he gained considerable recognition among the impoverished population. After capturing Surovec, Austrian authorities sentenced him to death. Tales of him made their way into fiction; he is portrayed in a significant number of Polish and Slovak works of art depicting outlaw themes. He is often mistakenly believed to be associated with Juraj Jánošík.

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