Winnetou
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Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May, one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the
Cover of 1893 edition
Winnetou's Death or Winnetou's Ascension, cover of Winnetou III by Sascha Schneider (1904)
Old Shatterhand
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Old Shatterhand is a fictional character in Western novels by German writer Karl May. He is the German friend and blood brother of Winnetou, the fictional chief of the Mescalero tribe of the Apache. H
Winnetou
…copies worldwide, including the Winnetou trilogy. The character made his debut in the novel Old Firehand (1875). In May's story, first-person narrator Old Shatterhand encounters the Apache Winnetou, and after initial dramatic events, a true friendship arises between them. On many occasions, they give proof of great…
Karl May as Old Shatterhand, in an 1896 photograph by Alois Schiesser
Bärentöter (center), the Henrystutzen (right) and the Silberbüchse (left), in the Karl May Museum.