Legends From Around The World

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

Capirussa

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/capirussa 26th Dec 2022 -  These were Medieval Bestiary creatures. Said to have a human face, they had a Goat-like body (often with floppy ears). Often shown with a collar …

Surma

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/surma 26th Dec 2022 -  A Finnish legendary beast, The Surma were said to be great Hounds with a snake-like tail. They had the power to turn their victims into stone. T …

Lamassu

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lamassu 26th Dec 2022 -  From Ancient Persia and related Middle Eastern cultures, The Lamassu was half-Human, Bull and Eagle. Seen as a protective Guardian of Ancient Pe …

Nanaue

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nanaue 26th Dec 2022 -  From The Hawaiian Islands is the Mythological beast known as Nanaue. Best described by Island Natives as a Land Shark , they are humanoid in gen …

Elves

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/elves 26th Dec 2022 -  Primarily a Germanic Mythos, Elves seemed to migrate into most European cultures and stories. A popular component in many Middle Ages fables, El …

Aspidochelone

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/aspidochelone 26th Dec 2022 -  According to Medieval legend, this race of Sea Turtle was the largest beast on the planet. So large, that Great Blue Whale would appear to be no …

Goram and Vincent

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/goram-and-vincent 26th Dec 2022 -  An ancient tale from Bristol, England – ''Goram and Vincent'' were said to great Giants, who ruled the Region thousands of years ago. The …

Beag's Well

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/beags-well 25th Dec 2022 - A Tale from Ancient Irish Mythos – ''Beag'' (also called ''Bec'') was Member of the previously discussed ''Tuatha De Danann'' (Mythical Beings). …

Agnes of Glascow

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/agnes-of-glascow 25th Dec 2022 - A Camden, South Carolina Legend – ''Agnes of Glasgow'' was born in Scotland, and was said to have been in love with a British Soldier. Sent to T …

Hauncyville

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hauncyville 25th Dec 2022 - An American Mythos that dates to the 18th Century AD (by some accounts), ''Haunchyville'' is reputed to be a Community of ''Gnome-Like'' Creatures, fo …

The Lincoln Imp

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-lincoln-imp 25th Dec 2022 - At Lincoln Cathedral, located in Lincoln, England – is a strange sculpture which has been the sources of many Legends since the 14th Century AD. …

La Muelona

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/la-muelona 25th Dec 2022 - In Colombia, South America – locals have a Legend dealing with an Evil Spirit known as ''La Muelona''. Her ''origin story' may have started with …