Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I dont wanna. While most sources suggest Bunyan was purely fictional, there are claims he was based on a real person. No matter what the circumstances are, no matter how foolishly gossiped by anyone, as per legend, Bunyan is loved by the people, and a tale that will continue to be spoken of. Fournier, born in Quebec around 1845, moved to Michigan after the Civil War to take advantage of the high-paying logging industry. The Real Paul Bunyan True legends about the only American hero Posts; Ask me anything; Archive; Paul Bunyan So read on and accept what you will. Many towns claim to be the home of the true Paul Bunyan, a character who some claim originated from a real historical figure. Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack in American folklore who has long been the hero of the American logging camps. Paul Bunyan is a false legend, but that lively tale is widely recognized to have been told for about 100 years up till today. The legend may have started in 1837 during Canadas Papineau Rebellion. Growing up, Paul was so big that his shirt buttons were made out of wagon wheels. Later Welsh writers drew on Nennius work, and Arthurs fame spread beyond Wales and the Celtic world, particularly after the Norman conquest of 1066 connected England to northern France. A Legendary Man. What is heard about Otto Walta is, perhaps, both fact and fiction. This story was published in the Duluth News Tribune on February 4, 1971, about a real-life Paul Bunyan. One candidate is Fabian "Joe" Fournier, a logger from Quebec who moved to the US Midwest and was killed in 1875 in a brawl. The exact truth about the birth of the legendary logging tales of Paul Bunyan is clouded in the mist of history and may never be known. Regardless of how things started, regardless of whatever it is a nonsense that anyone would laugh off, the Thereof, how tall was the real Paul Bunyan? Finns on the Mesabi Range had their own Paul Bunyan, and this forest giant was a real person. The name of this baby was Paul Bunyanthe greatest logger who ever lived. His thick beard was like a forest. John Henry Some historians believe Paul Bunyan was based on a real person a French-Canadian logger named Fabian Joe Fournier. Paul Bunyan is a fake legend, but such pleasant tales continued to be told until today and, even after 100 years have passed, they are still widely known. Bunyan was a powerful giant, seven feet tall and with a stride of seven feet. The Real Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan. The state of Michigan has designated Oscoda as the official "home" of Paul Bunyan, because it was the Oscoda Press that published the first Paul Bunyan story, in 1906. Apparently it's actually possible that the stories of Paul Bunyan are simply exaggerations of the real life exploits of a real life lumber jack by the name of Paul Bunyan. He was famous throughout the lumbering districts for his great physical strength. But the stories are so obviously untrue, the hunt for a real Bunyan is futile. Some people say that a family of bears could sleep in that beard during the winter. So recently I watched this video here about the origins of Paul Bunyan and afterwards I just couldn't help but to think "Type-Moon dropped the ball on Paul Bunyan." The True Story of the Paul Bunyan Legend by Wayne Chamberlain, 2008 (photo of Wayne Chamberlain, 2006) There are those who believe the tales are an exaggerated congregation of actual deeds of ordinary loggers. But it is Canada that may hold the key to the true birth of the Paul Bunyan Legends. The exact truth about the birth of the legendary logging tales of Paul Bunyan is clouded in the mist of history and may never be known. When it came time for Paul 1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, thats what the app is perfect for. Stewart argued in her analysis that Paul Bunyan belongs to a class of traveler's tales.