Urban Legends
From old to modern, from word of mouth to The Internet, Come as we examine The World of The Urban Legend.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/shug-monkey
30th Dec 2022 - From England, The Shug (or Shug Monkey depending on who is telling the tale), MAY be a legend that goes back to The Norse Raids of the 8th Centu …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/donkey-lady-bridge
30th Dec 2022 - From Texas (US), is the story of The Donkey Lady. In 1950, a woman was badly burned in a house fire. Her face was disfigured and her hand and fe …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/madame-koi-koi
28th Dec 2022 - As we have seen, Africa has many tales of unknown legendary animals and even more stories of unusual religious practices and beliefs. From Niger …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/pinky-pinky
28th Dec 2022 - Still more creepy tales and Uban Legends from Africa, ''Pinky Pinky'' is one found in several Nations (Ghana being the most). Seen perhaps as a cautio …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-shotgun-man
28th Dec 2022 - In as far as Urban Legends go, the Tale of The Shotgun Man is not as well known – but does create ''creepy vibes'' when the ''Ghost Story' …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ozzlefinch
28th Dec 2022 - A purely imaginary creature, The ''American'' Ozzlefinch first made it's ''appearance'' in 1905 in Virginia. A drunk Air Defense Artillery Officer cla …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/gillygaloo-bird
28th Dec 2022 - Another ''silly'' Myth from 19th Century America – The ''Gillygaloo'' was said to be an extremely ugly bird. In addition to this issue, The Bird …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-monkeys-paw
28th Dec 2022 - Like The Medieval ''relic'' known as ''The Hand of Glory'', a ''Monkey's Paw'' is an supposed ''Charm'', by which the Human Owner of the gruesome arti …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/long-bobi-suzi
28th Dec 2022 - The rather unusual (at at times laughable) ''Tale'' regarding the Entity known as Long Bobi Suzi, is of South American (Belize) origins. Told by desce …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/furry-trout
27th Dec 2022 - Another American folklore creature, The Furry Trout (aka Shaggy Fish or Hairy Fish, if you will), is actually a 17th Century invention . First s …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nain-rouge
27th Dec 2022 - Said to be one of the first American Urban Legends (next to The Jersey Devil), Nain Rouge (and it's myth), goes back to 1701 (around the Region …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-sack-man
27th Dec 2022 - An Urban Myth from 14th Century Spain, The Sack Man was a mysterious stranger that showed up in Towns and Villages. He carried a large sack on h …