Legends From Around The World

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

Wanyudo

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wanyudo 11th Dec 2022 -  An interesting Feudal Japanese tale is that of The Wanyudo. Daimyo was a powerful Feudal Leader in 18th Century Japan. Seconded only by The Shog …

Gjenganger

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gjenganger 11th Dec 2022 -   From many Scandinavian Countries come the stories of The Gjengangers. These are the curses spirits of those who committed suicide. There are tw …

Nargan

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nargan 11th Dec 2022 -  From Aboriginal Australia comes the stories about The Nargan. A water dwelling monster the local Tribes near The Mitchell River, say that this f …

Barghest

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/barghest 11th Dec 2022 -  From Northern England, comes the stories of The Barghest. These demonic, part-goblin and part canine creatures are huge beasts with large fangs …

Abath

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/abath 11th Dec 2022 - From The Malay Peninsula, comes the legend of The Abath. The Abath is not a Native creature to Malay. The story states that Europeans brought then to …

''Fext''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/fext 11th Dec 2022 -   Slavic in origin, The Fext are a form of The Undead. Their legend seems to have developed during The Thirty Years War of the 17th Century. Both …

Chimera

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/chimera 11th Dec 2022 - Another Ancient terror was The Chimera. Dating to Greece, these were another type of hybrid monsters. The Chimera was composed of the head of a Dragon …

Fachen

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/fachen 11th Dec 2022 -  From Ireland and Scotland, comes The Fachen. Sometimes known as Peg Leg Jack, the beast has only half a body! The lower part of the creature is …

Sea Pig

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/sea-pig 11th Dec 2022 -  A mythical creature that held an important part in Medieval Mapmaking, The Sea Pig is a creature seen drawn on many Maps of the 14th through 18t …

Fenodyree

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/fenodyree 11th Dec 2022 -  The Fenodyree are Elf-like, Fairy Creatures who live in Sweden and surrounding Regions. They are completely covered in fur and around 3 feet tal …

Valkyries

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/valkyries 11th Dec 2022 -  Of Norse Myth, The Valkyries have undergone such a transformation since their initial origin , it is often difficult to determine the what is an …

''Coco''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/coco 11th Dec 2022 -   From Portugal, The Coco (Coca's are female) are similar to The Boogeymen. Said to take bad children wan spiriting them away to consume them. Th …