Legends From Around The World

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

The Grim Reaper

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-grim-reaper 11th Dec 2022 -   An iconic figure, depicted in some form in just about every Culture, The Grim Reaper is the personification of Death. Depicted as a skeletal be …

Abiku

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/abiku 11th Dec 2022 - From Africa, The Abiku are the spirits of young children who died before attaining adulthood. Their spirits are known to try and possess other living …

Mogwai

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/mogwai 11th Dec 2022 - In deference to the lovable creature made famous by the American film Gremlins , Mogwai are Chinese spirits. They are humanoid creatures who wear clot …

''Bloody Bones''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bloody-bones 11th Dec 2022 - From Ireland, Bloody Bones is a spectral spirit depicted as a human skeleton covered in blood or bloody tissue. Also called Rawhead , he will reward g …

Wayob

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wayob 11th Dec 2022 - An Ancient Mayan (Mesoamerican) word and phrase – ‘’Wayob’’ was used for several meanings. Th first, dealt with ‘& …

Squidicum Squee

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/squidicum-squee 11th Dec 2022 - From The American Pacific Northwest fancies of Lumberjacks and deep Woodsmen (as well as Southern Canada), comes The ‘’Squidum-Squee&rsquo …

The Black Goat Men of Wittinau

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-black-goat-men-of-wittinau 11th Dec 2022 - Western Slavic in origin, The Legend of The Black Goat Men was common to many Towns and Villages. Since Pagan Times, these Beings were associated with …

Amphiptere

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/amphiptere 10th Dec 2022 - These Medieval Bestiary creature was described in the 14th Century as moderate sized serpentine beasts which had the head of a Dragon, They had no win …

Ch'iang Shih

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/chiang-shih 10th Dec 2022 - From Ancient China, is The Ch'iang Shih. These creatures are similar with regards to zombies and re-animated corpses. If a persons dies or is killed ( …

Griffin

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/griffin 10th Dec 2022 - Possibly pre-dating Ancient Greece, The Griffin was a legendary monster that was a composite creature. Composed of the body, tail and back legs of a L …

Squonk

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/squonk 10th Dec 2022 - From 19th Century America, come The Squonk. These are small creatures with very loose, ill-fitting skin. They are covered in warts and they do not lik …

Splittercat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/splittercat 10th Dec 2022 - From the Upper North American Logging communities, come the story of Splintercat. Going back to late 18th Century Northwest America, it was said by th …