Simply Weird

Tales from around The World that are bizarre and unexplained. From Time Travel to Out of Place Artefacts, Read it Here

Devil's Door

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/devils-door 17th Jan 2023 - While several origins relate to the Medieval construction method known as a ''Devil's Door'', much of this form of construct is related to England. Wh …

The Dancing Plague of 1518

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-dancing-plague-of-1518 17th Jan 2023 -  A strange ''Event'' took place in Strasbourg, France in July of the year 1518 AD. And while some readily explain it quite possibly ''biochemical …

Hop tu Naa

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hop-tu-naa 16th Jan 2023 - A Celtic Festival found on The Isle of Man (The Irish Sea), ''Hop-tu-Naa'' is a celebration to mark the end of Harvest and beginning of Winter. It is …

Dorset Ooser

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dorset-ooser 15th Jan 2023 - A Medieval Ritual indicative to Southwestern England (Dorset), The ''Dorset Ooser'' was a type of Mask made of wood. Painted, The Mask bore actual hai …

The Drinking Statue of New Delhi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-drinking-statue-of-new-delhi 15th Jan 2023 -  Paranormal Activity or rational explanation, The Statue of The Hindu God ''Ganesha'' is a common feature for many who practice The Hindu Religio …

The Shadow Snatchers of Kentucky

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-shadow-snatchers-of-kentucky 15th Jan 2023 -  As we have seen, many myths are somewhat related to actual fact (often later substantiated through proof). Others still are the ''stuff'' of sup …

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-vegetable-lamb-of-tartary 15th Jan 2023 - Seen now as a common hoax, The ''Vegetable Lamb of Tartary'' was a 17th Century presumed discovery of a strange plant that when flowering produced a L …

Mari Lwyd

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/mari-lwyd 14th Jan 2023 - In Wales (UK), a ''Mari Lwyd'' is a Folk Custom, traced back to 1800 AD. Perhaps linked to Christmas Traditions, The Mary Lwyd is a Horse Skull, attac …

The Hollinwell Incident

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-hollinwell-incident 14th Jan 2023 -  Something very odd (and as to date, wholly unexplained), on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire, England in 1980. The Area was used yearly to host …

The Mummies of Guanajuanto

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-mummies-of-guanajuanto 14th Jan 2023 - While mummification does attract the curious, a certain place in The Mexican State of Guanajuato contains a rather unusual Tourist ''spot'' which high …

The Kentucky Meat Shower

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-kentucky-meat-shower 14th Jan 2023 - To this day, no real conclusive explanation can be given for what happened in Bath County, Kentucky in 1876. The day was ''clear and sunny'' with no u …

Booty v Barnaby

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/booty-v-barnaby 14th Jan 2023 - Seldom in History does The ''Paranormal'' mixes with Judicial Opinion. But, an actual Legal case was placed before The English Legal System in the yea …