Legends From Around The World

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

Gigelorum

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gigelorum 27th Jan 2023 - From Scottish Mythos, The Gigelorum was said to be the ''smallest'' of all God's creatures. So tiny in fact, that they resided only inside the ear of …

Xelhua

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/xelhua 27th Jan 2023 - In Ancient Mesoamerican Aztec Mythology, The Xelhua were similar to both Judaism's ''Nephilim'' and later Greece's ''Titans''. These were a race of '' …

Angelia

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/angelia 27th Jan 2023 - Strangely, little is known or attributed to The Greek Daemon ''Angelia''. She appeared in Greek Mythos around the 5th Century BC as the Daughter of Th …

The Seven Leagues Boots

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-seven-leagues-boots 27th Jan 2023 - The ideology of ''Seven League Boots'' (as a literary component), is related to most European Countries, and can be traced back to perhaps as early as …

Nympholepsy

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nympholepsy 27th Jan 2023 - The ''term'' Nympholepsy was coined in Ancient Greece. It was associated with the belief that a Human could be ''possessed'' or otherwise ''controlled …

St. Guinefort

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/st-guinefort 27th Jan 2023 - A popular 13th Century French tale, involved a Knight and His Dog (named Guinefort). A loyal canine, The Knight's Fa,ily loved the dog. One day, The K …

''Rong''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/rong 26th Jan 2023 - In Vietnamese Culture, and spanning back thousands of Generations The Rong is that Culture's variation on the mythical Dragon. While some cite they '' …

Cutty Dyer

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/cutty-dyer 26th Jan 2023 -   An English Legend that comes to us from South Devon and in particular The Moors near Ashburton. The still foreboding swamps almost stay in perp …

Les Lavandieres

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/les-lavandieres 26th Jan 2023 - Although Celtic by nature, the legend of The ''Midnight Washerwomen'' (Les Lavandieres), was immortalized by French Painter Yan Dargent in 1861. Their …

Sandman

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/sandman 26th Jan 2023 -  Most Cultures have a myth regarding a ''kindly'' Spirit Being responsible for sleep and dreams. Western Culture calls Him The ''Sandman''. With …

Dona de Fuera

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dona-de-fuera 26th Jan 2023 - Sicilian by Origin, the ''Dona de Fuera'' is a myth going back centuries. These were Being's (Female), who were associated with several other European …

Gadfly

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gadfly 26th Jan 2023 - Part of the insect species related to The ''Horse Fly'' – The Gadfly is a Cattle Pest, noted for many thousands of years for their biting of Cow …