A hajduk was initially a type of irregular infantry found in Central, Eastern, and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries. Eventually the term was used for armed outlaws. T
Illustration of a Hungarian Hajduk, from an 1703 book from Bavaria.
Portrait of Hajduk-Veljko, a prominent Serbian hero fighting against Ottoman occupation during the first half of the 19th century.
István Bocskay and his hajduk warriors
Bulgarian Macedonian Ilyo Voyvoda (1805–1898), known as "the last hayduk".
Juraj Jánošík was a Slovak highwayman. Jánošík has been the main character of many Slovak novels, poems, and films. According to the legend, he robbed nobles and gave the loot to the poor, a deed ofte
Hajduk
…Nikitas Stamatelopoulos (c. 1784 – 1849) Juraj Jánošík (1688–1713) Sándor Rózsa (1813–1878…
Wood engraving by Władysław Skoczylas, which reads (in Polish), "The name of Janosik will never perish".
Statue of Jánošík at Terchová
The page No. 39 of the protocol from the trial with Juraj Jánošík. It is archived under the title Fassio Janosikiana, anno 1713 die 16 mensis Martii. Jánošík is called here "agili Georgius Janošík Tyarchoviensis latronum et praedorum antesignatus" - cautious (or agile) Juro Jánošík from the Terchová, the chief of the thieves and outlaws.