# Iván the Terrible — Russian Folktales character guide

> Iván the Terrible in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Iván III

**First appearance:** 0022-the-tsar-tsa-harpist

## Who they are

The tsar appears in historical legends and folktales.

## Links

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