Paul Bunyan | America's Legendary Giant

Among the most hazardous professions in the world is being a lumberjack. During the 19th century, American lumberjacks told campfire stories about a lumberjack who towered over the dangers of logging: Paul Bunyan! At 63 axe handles high with immense strength, wits and work ethic, Paul and his best friend, Babe the Blue Ox, go down in legend for their incredible feats of logging and shaping the land of America!
MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.
MUSIC:
“The Appalachian Trail”
“Chickasaw Outback”
“Seminole Land”
“Five Tribes”
All by Hunter Quinn
CLIPS:
“Paul Bunyan” Disney 1958
“Giants, Friend or Foe?” History Channel
Stock footage of blizzard, campfire, geese, Missouri River, Columbia River, Grand Tetons Mountains, Black Hills, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Aurora Borealis
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[@70thalternativeaccount63]

Giants in other myths: Monstrous beasts of evil, who despise humans and torture them whenever and however they saw fit, even consuming them Paul Bunyan: Hi-Ho, it's off to work we go!

[@marcofemto9417]

True! He really was a gentle giant. Willing to help the community and never did he use his power for evil

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

Joe Magarac and Alfred Bulltop Stormalong as well

[@coganaj]

@@marcofemto9417 Imagine Paul Bunyan carrying around little people in his giant hands and gently taking them to their destinations ... here you go, little buddies. Do be careful how you treat little people.

[@Fan_Of_Things6876]

Paul is wholesome

[@twigwl977]

A lie to keep you in check. Think about it.

[@Shinigami15436]

When I was a kid, I always thought Paul Bunyan was real lol.

[@sabithasajan5564]

LOL he could be

[@spag1975]

he is real

[@bgt2848]

He was real, the media doesn’t want you to know because he’s too manly and would empower the individual too much lol

[@cccaaawww8685]

When I was young I knew he had a blue ox some kind of lumber jack and has something to do with flapjacks

[@spookymulder945]

I felt the same way with the ninja turtles. Lol

[@bgt2848]

You know it’s inspiring that our young countries mythology tells a story about what a single individual can do.

[@Scoonertuna]

Paul Bunyan is one of the first American Tall Tales and now will become apart of American Folklore!

[@mythologymultiverse9081]

Most wholesome giant out there.

[@marieindia8116]

Jolly Green Giant: "am I a joke to you?"

[@TheMovieUniverse]

When it comes to American Folklore there is no one bigger then Paul Bunyan! (Big pun intended)

[@bubblegumgun3292]

i like how these tales are like the American equivalent of Norse like gods to explain landmarks

[@TheMovieUniverse]

@@bubblegumgun3292 Yes it is like that. I guess some things never go out of style.

[@umbraghosts9043]

I’m more of a John Henry fan myself

[@TheMovieUniverse]

@@umbraghosts9043 Rock on! I like them all!

[@umbraghosts9043]

@@TheMovieUniverse you too man !

[@Tarathathe77wookiee]

Being an Aussie, I only knew of the legend from the Disney cartoon. (which I enjoy) Loved your version of the tales. Thank you!!

[@RealAryanGupta]

Gravity falls?

[@zsoltkiss545]

No. Walt Disney's ''Paul Bunyan'' 1958

[@AZ0C]

When my brother and I were little, we would often visit our grandpa's farm for several days. Every night when our grandpa put us to bed, he would tell us a story about Paul. My brother and I were convinced that he was real. One day we found a small rusty ax while messing around in the woods, and we brought it to grandpa telling him with excitement that we had found Paul Bunyan's ax. Also, every morning we would wake up early, grind flour, and make flapjacks. Those were magical feeling days. If you think that this was a long time ago, it wasn't. I am only 15 as I write this.

[@Bax365]

Cherish those memories kid, best of luck to ya!

[@AZ0C]

@@Bax365 Thank you sir, I am now turning 16 as of tomorrow. I wish the same for you. God bless

[@diegos.loayza3706]

@@AZ0C hi that sounds so heartwarming. Unfortunately, America is losing its classic folklore and stories. We need more people like you who grow up in this traditional environment. greeting. Don't let it die.

[@AZ0C]

@@diegos.loayza3706 I agree and I promise I won't let it die. My kids someday are gonna hear all the old tales.

[@jimruch5196]

Happy late birthday friend!

[@clownclown5843]

1:22 Paul Bunyan, the giga-chad

[@bubblegumgun3292]

Lol

[@pizzaman9859]

I never even knew the United States had myths like this wow it’s awesome

[@isaacg1114]

Native American myths like wendigos and skin walkers and Roanoke and other shit like that are more prevalent but we still stuff like paul Bunyan but we’re so young that most American “legends” like billy the kid and Davey Crockett and people like that are all real people

[@isaacg1114]

What I shoulda said is we’re so young that we don’t really have myths we more have legends who were real people

[@juanherediaambriz4257]

@@isaacg1114 ahh ya entendi cabal cabal

[@sharkchaos5160]

Paul Bunyan is my favorite American Folklore of all time.

[@OriginalSirSpeaksAlot]

I've always hated how the steam saw beat Paul's axe but i was happy that he was in Alaska having fun with Babe creating the Aurora borealis

[@Gunganfan]

Well, if it means anything, the steam saw never really caught on. It was too hard to move, and it was dangerous to boot.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

The Steam Saw gave way to the chainsaw, and I'm sure Paul found out about it and was like "take that, idiot."

[@michaellarose4913]

Paul bunyan a legendary American folktale, or was it a tall tale?

[@Wolfy39565]

BOTH I THINK

[@pinheadlarry3605]

This sounds like a collection of Chuck Norris jokes :D

[@sircrimsonwolf7492]

As a small child I was told this story many times over by my grandparents. A part of me always suspected that the legend had a kernel of truth to it however as legends and stories go I suspect it was blown out of proportions and exaggerated over time but then again who knows during the time of the frontier in the early days of the United States many people created stories to pass the time some people would even argue that it was the golden age of storytelling well for America at least.

[@marieindia8116]

Then TV was invented.

[@alicerivierre]

One of my fave tales! Thanks!

[@thefrenchtaunter7916]

Paul Bunyon was a Jotun (Norse Giants). There are so many simiarities between Paul and the Jotuns. For one both make landmarks by accident or on purpose. There is even a giant cow in Norse Mythology called Auðumbla.

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

It apparently is connected to El too who had a giant ox.

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Have not heard this one before thank you

[@randybarnett2308]

I had a girlfriend in the Philippines her name was Jeannie she was a giant girl she was well over six feet tall, and she had a pet Caraboa (a type of water buffalo) I'd tease her about that I would call Jeannie "Paula Bunyan', she was a real great person and I stayed in contact with her for years afterward, I lost contact with her around the time Mt.Pinatubo erupted, hopefully she's ok.❤😀

[@owenlewis7928]

That last sentence was wild

[@joeligma4721]

she got pompeii'd bro

[@nazeersadek6705]

That’s a wild and interesting story which I didn’t knew about

[@vetobox]

Paul Bunyan was Paul Bunyan he didn't care much what people considered to call him. He was just a big fish that little fish wanted to become. Baby Blue and Paul Bunyan are a symbol of freedom and the pursuit of happiness, which is/was that America Spirit. 🌼

[@Gunganfan]

"With my double-blade axe and my hobnail boots, I go where the timber's tall. When there's work to be done, don't mess around. Just sing right out for Paul." HEY, PAUL! ("I'm comin', boys!") Paul Bunyan! (Paul Bunyan) He's 63 axe-handles high With his feet on the ground and his head in the sky Hey, Paul! (Hey, Paul!) Paul Bunyan!

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

My name's Paul...

[@skullium5920]

This guy and John Henry are probably the nicest characters in all of American folklore, after that it just Sasquatch, Wendigo, and Skin Walkers

[@crusader2603]

Those are Native American folklore not American

[@Rolandbadger]

I had a book of Paul Bunyan stories when I was a kid That told of one of Paul's friends- Bill, the giant bull snake. If you know of it, I'd love to see him mentioned! Theres also Ole Olesson- the world's greatest blacksmith, who forged Paul's mighty axe from an entire steam locomotive! And I add my vote to seeing Pecos Bill and Johnny Appleseed! And how about the legend of the Thunderbird?

[@ACarpenter89]

more american folk lore please

[@isaacg1114]

Lol when I was a kid I was told that the reason we had some many lakes in Minnesota was bc of Paul and babe and when I was a kid and went to a lake I would always look around the shore to see if I could notice if the lake looked like a foot or ox hoof😂

[@BudgetGainsByJJ]

Yea I was told the same story when I was there, I visited Minnesota (I’m Aussie) my wife was from there. Paul Bunyan was the talk of the state!

[@adamkember]

Australia has a similar character, though not broadly known. His name is Crooked Mick. Worth looking into. One short story about him is how Crooked Mick got his name. One version tells that when Mick was 12 years old he started having growth spirts, and by 13 he was over 9 feet tall, and still growing. So his dad tried to stop the growth by ring-barking Mick's legs. It didn't work. Since then Mick walks with a bit of a limp.

[@marieindia8116]

Ouch.

[@joedefilippo9172]

Well now it’s time for some pancakes with maple syrup. Gotta get some lumber Jack food in me

[@michiganspencer6920]

Paul Bunyan and Babe vs. Godzilla!!! Now THAT would be a TITANIC CLASH!!!

[@marieindia8116]

The industry needed a story to rival those of the Natives. Their world was being destroyed and a tale like this made it seem heroic and necessary.

[@dbelow_1556]

Let people have their fun chief buzzkill

[@natecote1971]

Always thought he was a real mainer lol

[@fireantsarestrange]

There used to be a cool mock up of Paul and Babe at a California State Park at the Redwood Forest.. I don't know if it's still there. It was huge and made of concrete.

[@rolandbachmann1743]

Paul Bunyan was created to support deforestation. I'm totally in support of it. And Disney did a good job of animating it. Can't wait till we colonize other planets and we deforest their landscape and we create another folklore in support.

[@ir8free]

good thing he wasn't brazilian.

[@JohnWatson-iq4ng]

Bet you're alot of fun to hang out with. Loser

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

I dread to think about how Paul would be portrayed in the 2020s.......

[@xmemelord9000x]

In what way?

[@brandonandujar2289]

Fat dong

[@xmemelord9000x]

@@brandonandujar2289 uh oh

[@Pawel_Mrozek]

Incredible. This has a vibe of ancient Greek mythology. This is amazing to hear that Americans only two hundred years ago was on the cultural level of bronze age to create something like this.

[@periclesferreira5010]

Beautiful tale! My little son Will Love It! Thanks form Brazil!

[@Crob100]

Tell yr son about the real man which this story is based on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaWcf4aDj7djmq8

[@justinreel5546]

What if Paul Bunyan was nephilim?

[@l.a.9056]

Most likely he was.

[@Fan_Of_Things6876]

Something about Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry is cool

[@zzzzoom6387]

I need another red and black Wool shirt 😁awww man this is crazy

[@murphyhadsell2247]

Best Mainer to ever exist.

[@CraaaabPeople]

Paul Bunyan, dude is JACKED, monster voice too.

[@shuvodev7888]

Just thinking just how much good of a storyteller someone have to be to make kids believe all these

[@thevozhd9846]

Kids are dumb, they can believe anything....

[@maxwellschwass]

European giants: scrawny and terrifying American giants: humble and chadly

[@LupusFerus]

He is America's kaiju

[@shikigranbell7608]

Ah yes the giantess *LOLI* with her noble phantasm the *WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP* & *MARVELOUS EXPLOITS* the end.

[@slayer0235]

I see you are a Fate fan of culture as well.

[@TheMovieUniverse]

Say could you guys sometime do one on Pecos Bill and one for Johnny Appleseed?

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Why of course!

[@TheMovieUniverse]

@@MythologyUnleashed Awesome! I cant wait to see them!

[@yawn3764]

You should have more subs great video

[@nawalathhariansyah3263]

Whoa, an American Folktale? That's rare!

[@vincelamb4063]

Happy Paul Bunyan Day!

[@lil_farmer_7731]

He was actually born in Bemidji,Minnesota

[@KateMcCridhe]

Now I gotta look, see if you have Febold Feboldsen in your legends. He's kinda the Swedish/Nebraska version of Paul Bunyan.

[@Hallel2006]

Now it's time for an Johnny appleseed video

[@neilrennie-ss4pg]

Always the truth hidden in tales.

[@TJVu-fu5no]

Paul Bunyan is real he won’t hurt you.

[@timelordvictorious]

the blue ox thing is a strange part of the myth wonder where that came from

[@malkaYAHA777]

Isn't he based of a person named Joe Fournier?

[@martineldritch]

In the cold winter months when the constellations Orion the giant and Taurus the bull are high in the night skies men engaged in the time honored tradition of hunkering in, drinking and making stuff up.

[@Flexin010]

How fun!

[@wonderingswordsman1177]

my favorite cartoon before

[@MadDogRyan]

He's technically a Kami aka a manifestation of concepts, beliefs, and phenomenon, given form usually through art then again a lot of kami are yokai it's hard to define what kami is 100%

[@Overlord99762]

The first Gigachad

[@Cobra-gl7or]

Giants are mention in hindu Ramayana story and they are known as rakshasas aka "Man Eaters"

[@yawn3764]

Quick question who makes pauls clothes?

[@gundamboi2244]

I think you forgot to mention that one time Paul Bunyan and babe had to fight rodan.

[@mmbell]

Before this I only knew the Simpson's version

[@autobeemations5913]

didn't at one point in this story he and babe had to fight Rodan?

[@doltsbane]

Not everything ol' Paul tried worked out so well. Give a listen to "Michigan Mosquitoes" by folk music duo Mustard's Retreat for one such case.

[@Gorg0nops]

This is going to be my Halloween costume

[@freethinker5225]

There is no coast of bangor maine 😢

[@daltonwade2506]

Do Pecos Bill next

[@jakubfuntal8628]

The first giga chad

[@tonybarde2572]

Does anyone want to hear the story of how Paul Bunyan saved Christmas 1944?

[@xaviersavedra711]

All of these tall tales are so crazy, it's as if people were talking out of their butts and making stuff up, in which they probably were.

[@piologik]

Paul Bunyan was a French Canadian , Americans dont realise how much french canadians participate in the construction of there country

[@aranga2730]

Here in India we have Bheema!

[@ShorelooksniceRV]

He’s actually from Bemidji MN

[@itzyaboybushcampervlogs1426]

Was he a glacier?

[@kentaylor5147]

God what we’re they smoking back then I need that shit

[@robertmann446]

You see the eye of Horus on this evil shyt 😂

[@talmadgemcgooligher409]

How about Joe Magarac or Pecos Bill?

[@jaysilverhood1264]

the original Chuck Noris

[@mrtoilet3489]

:( i thought he was real?

[@jq5249]

increase the volume of your voice in the mix for the intro.

[@Foodyquest]

So what you are saying is that he would thrash Godzilla in a fight?

[@stew6302]

There is a body of a pregnant woman , In Bulgaria , that would have stood approx 5 km . I expect that there was larger

[@davidperkins7782]

Can you imagine if this guy turned out to be a jotun or nephilim?

[@lasttarrasque6223]

Paul represents the idealised spearit of the settler colonialist, powerful, ambitious and a man who reshapes the land he conquers in his own image, wiping away all trace of what was there before

[@The_Mimewar]

Americas Kaiju

[@w4ike]

W Giant

[@gameinfotainmentindonesia2796]

Who's here after found Paul Bunyan remains in RDR 2?

[@DEATH14269]

Wtf were they smoking at the campfire...

[@SleepySloth2705]

The Dr Livesey of Giants

[@theconductoresplin8092]

I thought it was fun

[@curlywolfone]

That’s it you’re gonna tell us the myth OS and nothing else!? you know the original song tell us he was 6 foot 3.

[@calvin560]

Enchanté… Let's level some forests or mountains and leave not a single blade of grass standing.

[@PauliePizza]

Makes me think of the Bible full of folklore and fantasy and people believe it to be real.

[@mimeotaur3732]

Ah yes the American creation myth

[@macgyverblumenshine5589]

MU2024

[@bgt2848]

Why is he on mythology? Everyone knows Paul Bunyan was real , The media doesn’t admit it because he was too MANLY!!!

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

And now he’s an anime girl

[@WhatDillionYT]

what the hell....

[@metamind8674]

Hold up! How? Why? When? What the heck, how the heck?!!