Betyár

Several betyárs have become legendary figures who in the public mind fought for social justice.

The most famous Hungarian betyárs were Sándor Rózsa from the Great Hungarian Plain, Jóska Sobri, Jóska Savanyú from Bakony and Márton Vidróczky from Mátra.

Lviv Batayr's culture ("батяр" (batiar)- ukrainian ) in the west part of Ukraine (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpatia, Ternopil oblast) was spread during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Until the 1830s they were mainly regarded as criminals, but an increasing public appetite for betyár songs, ballads and stories gradually gave a romantic image to these armed and usually mounted robbers.

[2] There is a far-flung Hungarian folktale tradition featuring a large number of local Robin Hoods.

Sándor Rózsa's reconstructed portrait
A wanted poster from 1856 promising reward for Sándor Rózsa , dead or alive