Nikita the Tanner, also Nikita Kozhemyaka or Mykyta Kozhumyaka (Russian: Никита Кожемяка, Ukrainian: Мики́та Кожум'я́ка) is an Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv.[1][2] The main character is an East Slavicfolk hero (bogatyr), a character from a legend. In some sources he's called Kirill or Kyrylo the Tanner (Russian: Кирилл Кожемяка, Ukrainian: Кирило Кожум'я́ка)[3], sometimes Elijah the Tailor (Russian: Илья Швец, Ukrainian: Ілля Швець). The oldest source on it could be found in the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle.[4]
This Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv begins when a Slavic dragon, Zmey Gorynych, attacks the lands of the Kievan Rus', taking beautiful girls as prisoners. One day the dragon kidnapped the daughter of the Kievanprince. To find out the dragon's weakness, the Kievan prince's daughter pretended to fall in love with the dragon. Gorynych revealed to the prince's daughter there was only one person who could defeat him: a tanner from Kiev named Nikita. The princess then told this secret to her pigeon, who then flew to alert her father, the prince. The prince went to Nikita the tanner's house to ask for help. The Kievan prince found it difficult to persuade Nikita into fighting. Nikita (a bogatyr) refused the wealth and power that the prince offered him. Eventually, the Kievan prince gathered hundreds of children in front of Nikita's house, who begged Nikita to save them from Gorynych's attacks. Only then did Nikita agree to fight.
Nikita then went to Gorynych's lair, and, after a long fight, had the dragon heavily beaten with his heavy wooden club. Frightened, the dragon offered Nikita to become allies and rule the world together. Nikita demanded that they split the world and plow the border of their halves, then used the dragon to pull the plow instead of a plowing horse. After they plowed a furrow across the land, Nikita demanded that they plow further to divide the sea as well. The foolish Gorynych obeyed and ultimately drowned.[5]
In Popular Cultureedit
Mykyta Kozhumyaka, postal service stamp sheet, Ukraine, 2017
Mediaedit
Kashchey the Immortal (1945), Sergei Stolyarov as Nikita. The film is loosely inspired by the legend and combines characters from various Russian folk tales.
Mykyta Kozhumyaka (animated short film created by Kyivnaukfilm, 1965) - replaces the dragon with a nomadic horde.[6]
Nikita Kozhemyaka (animated short, 2008) - an episode in the Mountain of Gems series of shorts, a relatively faithful, albeit comical, adaptation of the legend.
nikita, tanner, other, uses, nikita, nikita, also, nikita, kozhemyaka, mykyta, kozhumyaka, russian, Никита, Кожемяка, ukrainian, Мики, та, Кожум, ка, eastern, european, fairy, tale, kyiv, main, character, east, slavic, folk, hero, bogatyr, character, from, leg. For other uses of Nikita see Nikita Nikita the Tanner also Nikita Kozhemyaka or Mykyta Kozhumyaka Russian Nikita Kozhemyaka Ukrainian Miki ta Kozhum ya ka is an Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv 1 2 The main character is an East Slavic folk hero bogatyr a character from a legend In some sources he s called Kirill or Kyrylo the Tanner Russian Kirill Kozhemyaka Ukrainian Kirilo Kozhum ya ka 3 sometimes Elijah the Tailor Russian Ilya Shvec Ukrainian Illya Shvec The oldest source on it could be found in the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle 4 A wood engraving of Nikita Contents 1 The legend 2 In Popular Culture 2 1 Media 2 2 Landmarks 3 See also 4 References 5 LiteratureThe legend editThis Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv begins when a Slavic dragon Zmey Gorynych attacks the lands of the Kievan Rus taking beautiful girls as prisoners One day the dragon kidnapped the daughter of the Kievan prince To find out the dragon s weakness the Kievan prince s daughter pretended to fall in love with the dragon Gorynych revealed to the prince s daughter there was only one person who could defeat him a tanner from Kiev named Nikita The princess then told this secret to her pigeon who then flew to alert her father the prince The prince went to Nikita the tanner s house to ask for help The Kievan prince found it difficult to persuade Nikita into fighting Nikita a bogatyr refused the wealth and power that the prince offered him Eventually the Kievan prince gathered hundreds of children in front of Nikita s house who begged Nikita to save them from Gorynych s attacks Only then did Nikita agree to fight Nikita then went to Gorynych s lair and after a long fight had the dragon heavily beaten with his heavy wooden club Frightened the dragon offered Nikita to become allies and rule the world together Nikita demanded that they split the world and plow the border of their halves then used the dragon to pull the plow instead of a plowing horse After they plowed a furrow across the land Nikita demanded that they plow further to divide the sea as well The foolish Gorynych obeyed and ultimately drowned 5 In Popular Culture edit nbsp Mykyta Kozhumyaka postal service stamp sheet Ukraine 2017 Media edit Kashchey the Immortal 1945 Sergei Stolyarov as Nikita The film is loosely inspired by the legend and combines characters from various Russian folk tales Mykyta Kozhumyaka animated short film created by Kyivnaukfilm 1965 replaces the dragon with a nomadic horde 6 Nikita Kozhemyaka animated short 2008 an episode in the Mountain of Gems series of shorts a relatively faithful albeit comical adaptation of the legend Gorynych the Snake Zmij Gorinich featured in Ukraine s Ukranimafilm s 2014 animated film Babai 7 8 Mykyta Kozhumyaka The Dragon Spell animated feature film 2016 loosely inspired by the legend the main protagonist is Mykyta s son 9 10 Mykyta Kozhumyaka Ukrposhta postal service stamp sheet Ukraine 2017 Landmarks edit Kozhumyaky district in Kyiv Ukraine 11 See also editDobrynya Nikitich Simon the TannerReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikita Kozhemyaka Klimczak Natalia 2018 01 05 Nikita the Tanner East Slavic folk hero Slavorum Retrieved 2023 04 23 From dragon dwelling till city of millionaires Retrieved 2023 04 23 Narodnye russkie skazki A N Afanaseva Moscow Nauka Vol 1 1984 Notes Klimczak Natalia 2018 01 05 Nikita the Tanner East Slavic folk hero Slavorum Retrieved 2023 04 23 Klimczak Natalia 2018 01 05 Nikita the Tanner East Slavic folk hero Slavorum Retrieved 2023 04 23 Mykyta the Tanner 1965 retrieved 2023 04 23 Babay Babaj 2017 01 20 Retrieved 2023 04 24 Babai 2014 IMDb retrieved 2023 04 24 The Hero the Son of a Hero The Ukrainian Week Retrieved 2023 04 23 The Dragon Spell 2016 Plot IMDb retrieved 2023 04 23 From dragon dwelling till city of millionaires Retrieved 2023 04 23 Literature editWarner Elizabeth 2002 Russian myths illustrated Legendary past British Museum p 80 ISBN 9780714127439 Haney Jack V 1999 Russian Wondertales Tales of heroes and villains M E Sharpe p 135 ISBN 9781563244896 A poem Mykyta Kozhem jaka by Oleksandr Oles in Ukrainian nbsp This Ukrainian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to a European folklore is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikita the Tanner amp oldid 1217682678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
