Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard (bandurist) the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, "from Black to White sea".
He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems (particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland). He often comes up in reference to the Ukrainian peasant uprising Koliivshchyna. Most notably he has been a character in works of Seweryn Goszczyà Âski (Vernyhora), Michaà  Czajkowski (Wernyhora wieszcz ukraià Âski: powieà Âàhistoryczna z roku 1768 (1838)), Juliusz Sà Âowacki (') and Stanisà Âaw Wyspiaà Âski (The Wedding), as well as a subject of a paintings by Jan Matejko and Jacek Malczewski.