The bandit appeared both as the enemy of all the people and the helper of the oppressed. He was described as cruel and bloodthirsty, as helpful and noble, as brutal, brave, tender, cowardly, extravagant, immoral, depraved, generous and free [Küther, 1976: 7].
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