Legends From Around The World

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

Spriggan

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/spriggan 27th Dec 2022 -  From England, The Spriggan were ugly and wrinkled creatures. They had skinny legs with Frog-like feet. Spriggan have large misshapen heads with …

Red Cap

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/red-cap 27th Dec 2022 -  Although based (somewhat), on a real subject (the supposed Servant of the evil Lord William de Soulis of Scotland), The Red Cap are a supernatur …

Calopus

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/calopus 27th Dec 2022 -  Seen in Medieval Bestiaries, The Calopus were Wolf-like beasts with a head like a Boar, the chin of a Goat (as with his horns) with the hindquar …

Opinicus

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/opinicus 27th Dec 2022 -  Part of The Griffin creature Family - The Opinicus had the body of a Lion and the head and neck of an Eagle. Some were born with wings (others n …

Bai Ze

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bai-ze 27th Dec 2022 -   A Chinese legend, The Bai Ze was said to resemble a great Lion with horns. They had mostly white fur. They were also said to have eyes and horn …

Geryon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/geryon 27th Dec 2022 -  The Geryon of Ancient Greece was unusual to say the least. Described (and painted) as a Giant, they had strange and misshapen multiple bodies th …

Wood Wives

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wood-wives 27th Dec 2022 - A myth in Germany and Sweden ( where they are called "Skoggra"), The Wood Wives are vampiric creatures. They live in the dense and sparsely populated …

Erdhenne

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/erdhenne 27th Dec 2022 -  The Erdhenne are House Spirits from Germany and Bavaria. They have no real form. They are said to live in many houses. They communicate by makin …

Aeternae

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/aeternae 27th Dec 2022 - These mythical beasts were described by The Armies of Alexander The Great, as he moved through India (and The Hindu Kush). They were said to be large …

Huallepen

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/huallepen 27th Dec 2022 -  Another strange Chilean creature is The Huallepen. This strange Hybrid beats has the head of a Calf, the body of a Sheep and long sharp Lizard-l …

Yr Afranc

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/yr-afranc 27th Dec 2022 -  These were said to Native to Wales. Extremely territorial, The Yr Afanc lived in Regional Lakes. They would kill anyone or anything entering the …

Peryton

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/peryton 27th Dec 2022 -  Described in many Medieval Bestiaries, The Peryton was a huge Hybrid creature, consisting of the body and head of s Stag, with the wings, feathe …