Legends From Around The World

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

Boo Hag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/boo-hag 18th Nov 2022 - A tale from African-American Gullah Culture (Gullahs were descendants of African Southern Slaves from South Carolina and Georgia) - comes ''The Boo Ha …

Faust

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/faust 18th Nov 2022 - A popular cautionary tale from Medieval Germany is ''Faust''. The story had been adapted MANY times and in many Countries. It has been made into songs …

Jack-O'Lantern

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/jack-olantern 18th Nov 2022 - According to an Irish tale, a lad named Jack was a notorious drunkard and loaf-about. His favorite place was at the local Pub or Inn. On October 31st …

La Llorona

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/la-llorona 18th Nov 2022 - Also known as ''The Weeping Woman''. A tale from Ancient Mexico, (she may be as old as The Aztecs, by some accounts). Originally, she was a lowly Indi …

The Legend of The ''Headless Horseman''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-legend-of-the-headless-horseman 18th Nov 2022 - A VERY popular American legend (especially around the Halloween Season of October), deals with a short story written by Washington Irving (in 1820). A …

Medusa

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/medusa 18th Nov 2022 - From 3rd Century B.C. - Greece comes The Gorgon known as Medusa. Gorgons were mythical female monsters, born from The Gods Phorcys and Ceto. There wer …

The ''Wild Hunt''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-wild-hunt 18th Nov 2022 - A common legend told in Europe is ''The Wild Hunt''. Seen by the fortunate (or unfortunate) - a group of spectral Huntsmen are often seen in the early …

The Legend of The ''Flying Dutchman''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-legend-of-the-flying-dutchman 18th Nov 2022 - A Sailor's Ghost Story going back to at least the 18th Century (by some accounts), The Legend of ''The Flying Dutchman'' is as enduring as The Sea's H …

Jimmy Squarefoot

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/jimmy-squarefoot 15th Nov 2022 - From the Isle of Man comes The Legend of ''Jimmy Squarefoot''. Dating back to the 18th Century, it was said that Jimmy (a resident of Man), liked to t …

The Legend of Adam Bell

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-legend-of-adam-bell 14th Nov 2022 - Debated as being ''Medieval'' in origin - ''Adam Bell'' as a purported fictional character first recorded in English Literature in the 15th Century AD …

''Spring Heeled'' Jack

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/spring-heeled-jack 14th Nov 2022 - A ''Story'' going back to 1830s England, ''Spring Heeled Jack'', was possibly one of the first Modern Urban Legends (one hopes). His myths goes from E …

The Beast of Gevauden

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-beast-of-gevauden 14th Nov 2022 - Legend tells of this French Monster roaming Gevauden (modern day Lozere, France) between 1764 and 1767. Described by Authorities as an unusually large …