Legends: Did you mean...?

The legends surrounding King Arthur and his knights have charmed and intrigued people for centuries and their popularity continues in the present day. As with any famous figure, however, the question arises as to whether the legend is based...

Badger-Woman is a story of the Arapaho nation about a noble young hunter who refuses the advances of his sister-in-law and is then betrayed by her. The tale is similar to those of other civilizations, notably Two Brothers (The Fate of an...

Ireland is filled with historical sites and monuments. The 'Emerald Isle' always has something new in store for those who venture there and are eager to learn about its fascinating past. Many sites have a mystical past told through legends...

The Native American understanding of the land as a living thing, providing for, guiding, and speaking to the people, is expressed in many of their stories, legends, and lore and, among these, in the Sioux legend of The Mysterious Butte in...

The Wonderful Sack is a legend of the Cheyenne nation and one of the Wihio tales, featuring the trickster figure Wihio, similar to the Lakota Sioux character Iktomi (also known as Unktomi) of the famous Iktomi tales. Although the date of...

Join World History Encyclopedia as they talk to author and professor Greg Woolf all about his book Rome: An Empire's Story, Second Edition, published by Oxford University Press. Kelly (WHE): Do you want to just tell everyone what the...

A modern illustration of the Irish-Celtic hero Cú Chulainn, one of the chief characters in the Ulster Cycle. By Joseph Christian Leyendecker, c. 1911 CE. (From 'Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race' by T. W. Rolleston)

A Messerschmitt Bf 109 (ME-109), the principal German fighter plane of the Second World War (1939-45). Shown with desert camouflage. Taken at the Flying Legends airshow in 2015.

Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God as depicted in Myths & Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (1922). New York: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

An Me 109 Buchon, aka Messerschmitt Bf 109, the principal German fighter plane of the Second World War (1939-45). Taken at the Flying Legends airshow in 2017.