
Mikula Selyaninovich (Russian:Микула Селянинович,Mikula the Villager's Son) is a Russian epic hero, abogatyr -plowman, from theNovgorod Republicbylina cycle.[1][2]
A common plot trope in bylinas involving Mikula is that anotherbogatyr of warrior type turns out to be weaker than Mikula: cannot pull his plow out of the soil, cannot lift his bag, cannot race him, etc., becauseMother Earth loves him.[1][2]
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