Legends From Around The World

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

Bean Nighe

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bean-nighe 5th Jan 2023 -  From Scotland, is an Ancient story of The Bean Nighe. This creature is seen to be a normal Washerwoman (but is actually The Messenger of Death). …

Mishibizhiw

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/mishibizhiw 5th Jan 2023 -  The Chippewa Tribe of America tell a story of an underwater dwelling Feline-like creature called The Mishibizhiw. The are Cat creatures (like a …

Hulder

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hulder 5th Jan 2023 -  From Scandinavia is the Myth of The Hulders. They are Forest Spirits normally seen as very beautiful women -with tails!. The mythic creature is …

''Saci''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/saci 5th Jan 2023 -  From Brazil, The Saci are one-legged Elves with holes in the palms of their hands. Known for pipe smoking and the wearing of a magical Red Cap. …

Lympago

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lympago 5th Jan 2023 -  From several Medieval Bestiaries, The Lympago had the body of a Tiger, the horns of an Oxen attached to a Human head! The head sometimes had twi …

Totima

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/totima 5th Jan 2023 -  From Papua, New Guinea is The Story of The Totima. Said to be part-Boar and part-Human, The Totima assumed the form of a total Man and married. …

Nandin

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nandin 5th Jan 2023 -  Another Hindu mythic creature, The Nandin is a great milk-white Bull , used by The God Shiva to ride. Nandin was also seen as a symbol of fertil …

''Faun''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/faun 5th Jan 2023 -  Of Ancient Greek (and later Roman) invention, The Faun was a mythical creature that was part-Goat and part-Human. Fauns were Forest Spirits who …

Abarimon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/abarimon 5th Jan 2023 -  The Abarimon were said to live in The Himalayas. They are about the size of a human, but they have their feet facing backwards! They can also be …

Echeneis

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/echeneis 5th Jan 2023 - These ''fish'' were written of in The Middle Ages and considered a hazard to Ship navigation on the High Seas. Whole schools of these medium to large …

Crocotta

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/crocotta 5th Jan 2023 -  Seen in India and in parts of Ethiopia, The Crocotta is a dog-like beast. Said to be the size of an average (to large hound), they have strangel …

''Drac''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/drac 5th Jan 2023 -  Drac's are small Fairy beings from France. Popular in The Middle Ages, they were said to live in caverns near rivers. They often transform into …