Legends From Around The World

All Cultures have great (and often fearful) Tales and Epics. Read on some of the best found…

Galwackus

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/galwackus 6th Jan 2023 - Another North American Lumberjack (Woodsman) Tale, the Galwackus appeared in the American Northwest around the 19th Century (with it's myth going well …

Axehandle Hound

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/axehandle-hound 6th Jan 2023 -  A legendary creature said to exist in Minnesota and Wisconsin (US), the myth started in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Said to be a sup …

Shtriga

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ahtriga 6th Jan 2023 -  From Albanian Legend, The Shtriga were Witch creatures which were akin to The Vampire. They were ugly and often described as corpse-like . They …

Lansuir

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lansuir 6th Jan 2023 -  These Vampiric creatures are Native to The Philippines. They were said to resemble human females save their enormous hands and long black claws! …

Bahamut

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bahamut 6th Jan 2023 -  An Ancient Arabian Creation Myth , The Bahamut was aid to be an immense flying Dragon, responsible for helping keep The World erect in The Heave …

Kabouter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kabouter 6th Jan 2023 -  A Scandinavian Legend, The Kabouter were similar to Ireland's Leprechauns. They are also akin to Trolls and Gnomes. Said to be Tiny People who l …

Oude Rude Oden

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/oude-rude-oden 6th Jan 2023 -  From Belgium and Flanders, The Oude Rode Oden is akin to other Countries myth of The Boogeyman. It's legend seems to start around the 17th Centu …

Zwarte Piet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/zwarte-piet 6th Jan 2023 -  Relatively a modern myth of Germanic Countries (19th Century), Zwarte Piet was said to be an Assistant to St. Nicolas. Described as a Moor, he w …

The Pig Faced Woman

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-pig-faced-woman 6th Jan 2023 -  A popular legend from 16th Century Holland, it was aid that The Pig Faced Woman was a deformed human whose head and face resembled a Pig. Said t …

Monaciello

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/monaciello 6th Jan 2023 -  From Medieval Italy, The Monaciello were small (2 foot tall) creatures, human in appearance. They wore long robes and a large hat (to obscure th …

Bluecaps

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bluecaps 6th Jan 2023 -  From parts of Northern England, Bluecaps were said to be Imps that live in various Mines and Caves. They have blue glowing hair (often called Ca …

''Brag''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bray 6th Jan 2023 -  Another Ghost Horse , this time from England The Brag is said to have been a malevolent Spirit that took the form of a normal looking horse or d …