Legends From Around The World

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

Batibat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/batibat 30th Dec 2022 -  From The Philippine Island in The Pacific Ocean comes the story of The Batibat. These are demon-spirits that are blamed for a local island disea …

Panther

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/panther 30th Dec 2022 -  A known feline animal, The Panther had a very different meaning and description in The Middle Ages. Seen as a supernatural beast, it was said to …

Wendingo

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wendingo 30th Dec 2022 -  The legends of The Wendingo come from many Native American Tribes of The Eastern United States. It is a very old myth. Being a form of Shapeshif …

Gamayun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gamayun 30th Dec 2022 -  From Russia, is the myth of The Gamayun. These mythical beasts are large birds with the heads of beautiful women. They are very smart and said t …

Jumbee

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/jumbee 30th Dec 2022 -  The strange stories and legends of The Jumbee originate in many Caribbean island Countries. They are often different in direction, but all bear …

''Zana''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/zana 30th Dec 2022 -  An old Romanian myth, The Zana are a race of supernatural Fairy creatures (said to live in mountain forests). They will select the soul of a chi …

Calingi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/calingi 30th Dec 2022 -  Little is known about the history of The Calingi. Their story was common in The Middle Ages in many Bestiaries (which were volumes of collected …

Hekatonkheires

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hekatonkheires 30th Dec 2022 -  These unusual Ancient Greek monsters appeared in Virgil's Aeneid. They are Giants and of The Titan Family of creatures. Extremely strong, they h …

Futakuchi Onna

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/futakuchi-onna 30th Dec 2022 -  From Japan comes The Futakuchi Onna. The story of her curse, is that she was the wife of a Miser. He would eat and eat and give her little to no …

Churel

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/churel 30th Dec 2022 -  She is seen in Mythos from South Asia to India and surrounding Regions. Of the Vampire-Family, Churel is also referred to as a Witch. Churels ar …

Bugbear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bugbear 30th Dec 2022 -  From 14th Century Medieval England comes The Bugbear. These creatures live in Moors and Heaths. They were 6 feet tall and part Bear and Goblin. …

Bai Mudan

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bai-mudan 29th Dec 2022 - A rather bizarre figure from Chinese Mythos, ‘’Bai Mudan’’ was the personification of ‘’Excessive Beauty’&rs …