These fascinating stories are worth sharing, and this video is a well-produced resource for just that. One of the great men mentioned in this excellent video as having a legend of this character surrounding him is, intriguingly enough, St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia. I find fault with Sir Francis Drake, but it made sense for him to be included in the video, as unfortunately a legend of this sort is attributed to that pirating scumbag.

I think that it is not far fetched to say that, with most of these figures having hailed from the days of Christendom, these stories have a Resurrection motif. Perhaps they are not just mere stories—perhaps truth lies within them. Summarizing the main points made at the end of the video about how one can interpret these stories as being real in some capacity, the author lays out two possibilities:

1. The sleeping hero is real, and the return to save his people will be physical.
2. The sleeping hero is real, but his return will be spiritual in nature; his valor and great deeds live on through their people, and will inspire them in the time of greatest danger.

And furthermore, the author points out the pros and cons of the theme:

Pros: The sleeping hero represents the best of a people and their example serves as an inspiration to those who resist the oppression of an invading or occupying force—in a sense, this inspiration is the return of these heroes.

Cons: The sleeping hero, taken in a very literal manner, can induce people to inactivity in the face of great evil as they may just wait around for the sleeping hero to return to begin fighting back.

Personally, I find truth in these stories, but in the symbolic spiritual sense. Evidently, I do not endorse the author’s pagan interpretations of these legends he gives at the end of the video.

It is intriguing to note that the prophecy which claims that the Bourbon Henry V will be the Great Catholic Monarch could fall under this category. I do not write this to say anything negative about the prophecy itself, or to say that it is correct, only to note this connection. Though in the context of the prophecy, Henry is dead but will be resurrected as a miracle (which is a significant difference), this still means he is inactive. And like the “sleeping hero” legends, it is said that Henry V will one day come to life again to save not only France, but all of Christendom, by rallying Catholics against the forces of the infidel during the dark times of the Chastisement.