Legends From Around The World

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

Akatebo

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/akatebo 6th Jan 2023 -  Another very strange Feudal Japanese Monster Story , The Akatebo is truly an unusual creature. Said to be an Evil Spirit, the Enity uses 2 diffe …

Glashtyn

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/glashtyn 6th Jan 2023 -  From Ancient Celtic legend, is the story of The Glashtyn. Linked to both Water Horse and Goblin myths, it is an often frightful looking Beastie …

Teakettler

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/teakettler 6th Jan 2023 -  An old Backwoods tale from American 18th and 19th Century Lumberjacks and Loggers, The Teakettler is a mythical beast that is part Canine and pa …

Peuchen

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/peuchen 6th Jan 2023 -  From South America (Chile), The Peuchen is another shapeshifting creature seen in local myth and legend. Akin to many blood drinkers , the true …

Chilote

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/chilote 6th Jan 2023 -  From Southern Chile (South America), comes the Chilote. These are another Snake/Reptile Hybrid. They have the heads of a Rooster. Similar to The …

Nimerigar

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nimerigar 6th Jan 2023 -  An interesting tale from The Shosone Native American Tribe, The Nimerigar (from Shoshone dialect), were little people , who lived in the Wyoming …

Hidebehind

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hidebehind 6th Jan 2023 -  Another early North American Logger Myth , The Hidebehind was a story often told by Loggers (Woodsmen), in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. An …

The Sidehill Gouger

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-sidehill-gouger 6th Jan 2023 -  Another North American mythic Creature, they were said to have lived in the New England Region of The United States. Reported to European Coloni …

Ball Tailed Cat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ball-tailed-cat 6th Jan 2023 -  Yet another mythic Cryptid from 19th Century North American legend, The Ball Tail Cat was a story reported by many settlers to the mid and far A …

Joint Snake

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/joint-snake 6th Jan 2023 -  Yet another American Western legend, it was said that the creature known as a Joint Snake, resembled just about all other snakes. Coming in a va …

Grindylow

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/grindylow 6th Jan 2023 -  From England, The Grindylow lived in Swamps, Marshes and Moors. Little creatures with scales, they have pointed ears, sharp claws and fangs. Som …

Heliopath

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/heliopath 6th Jan 2023 -   From Ancient Greece, Heliopaths were said to be Fire Spirits. They often took the form of great horses (8 to 12 feet tall!). Said to be Spirits …