Legends From Around The World

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

Abasy

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/abasy 27th Dec 2022 -  From many Slavic Nations, comes the story of The Abasy. These are hideous monsters. They are said to live in a dimension in between The Universe …

Alp Luachra

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/alp-luachra 27th Dec 2022 -  From Ireland, come The Alp Luachra. Small and evil, they are parasitic demons in the Fairy Family. If a person falls asleep near a stream or riv …

''Alp''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/alp 27th Dec 2022 -  German and Austrian demons from the 11th Century, The Alp is always a male. Tall and foreboding, they are described as great black creatures wit …

Cacus

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/cacus 27th Dec 2022 -  From Ancient Rome, comes the story of Cacus. A Giant, he was the son of the God Vulcan. Cacus was human in appearance (but could breath fire). L …

''Dip''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dip 27th Dec 2022 -  The Dip is a mythological beast from Valencia, Spain. Documented in stories from the 16th Century, The Dip is an Emissary from The Devil. A demo …

Acheri

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/acheri 27th Dec 2022 -  Heard of in many Native American myths are a race of supernatural beings known as The Acheri. They are malevolent creatures (female by most acco …

Bannik

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bannik 27th Dec 2022 -  From Slavik Mythology comes The Bannik. Many cultures have Public or Communal Bathhouses. The practice derived from Ancient Greece and Rome. In …

Churichaun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/churichaun 27th Dec 2022 -  Cousin to Ireland's Leprechaun - The Clurichaun are fairy creatures. Humanoid in appearance, they spend their entire existence drunk! It is said …

Chrysaor

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/chrysaor 27th Dec 2022 -  From Ancient Greece, comes Chrysaor. Born of the blood of Medusa (The Gorgon), his Father was Poseidon. Pegasus (The Winged Horse)  is his …

Basilisk

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/basilisk 27th Dec 2022 -  Ancient Greek by origin (with other cultures adopting it in some form), The Basilisk is a dragon-type creature. So deadly, it was called The Kin …

Gwyillon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gwyillon 27th Dec 2022 - These legendary Welsh creatures are said to resemble small Haggish women. Often seen wearing dirty robes and rags, they can be found at crossroads and …

Pixie

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/pixie 27th Dec 2022 -  Just about every culture has a Pixie mythology. Said to have started in England, Pixies were malevolent little Fairy creatures. Humanoid in appe …