Winnetou

Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the Winnetou trilogy. The character made his debut in the novel Old Firehand (1875).

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Character.name: Winnetou
Character.image: Karl May Winnetou I bis III 001.jpg
Character.image_size: 200px
Character.caption: Cover of 1893 edition
Character.creator: Karl May
Character.portrayer: Pierre Brice, Nik Xhelilaj
Character.gender: Male
Character.occupation: Tribal Leader

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Commons category: Winnetou
date of death: 1874-09-02
date of birth: 1840-00-00
name in native language: Winnetou

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Stories
Themes
Original German Winnetou stories
Travel stories
Juvenile fiction
Other works
Comic strip adaptations
Karl May movies with the Winnetou character
Television miniseries
In popular culture
References
Further reading
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== Stories == 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 fighting skill, but also of compassion for other human beings. May portrays a belief in an innate "goodness" of humankind, albeit constantly threatened by ill-intentioned enemies.