Legend

Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are real places, or events in history. Myths are based on religion supernatural being or creators/gods/ demigods. Fairy Tales are children stories based on fantastic element, imaginary creatures, conflict between good and evil and magic. Tall Tales is the exaggeration is so obvious that there is often no question based on truth. The term folklore was foreign to the…

the tradition of spirits in nature, both good and evil. I grew up on Disney’s versions of the Grimm Brothers Germanic fairytales, which have been changed quite a bit from the original. Another couple of classics are Lanval and Beowulf. Various legends share similarities with others; some differ completely. The folklore elements present in the lines 1510-1650 of Beowulf and in the lines…

Throughout history, the Loch Ness monster has been a legend among creatures. First, it was called a monster fish, then it was determined to be a dragon before finally claiming the name of Loch Ness Monster. Said to dwell in the lake Loch Ness, the name monster was first applied to it in the early 1900 hundreds. People searched far and wide, looking for the mysterious creature said to live in the Loch Ness. Many sightings of the monster were reported throughout history, going back to even a…

16th Century Myths and Folktales Folktales and myths have been told for centuries around the globe. In which 16th century folktale and myths are known the most in literature. 16th century folktale and myths impacted history through the several cases of witchcraft, influenced their way of romantic love, and their superstitious beliefs of explanation. There were many cases of witchcraft that appeared in the 16th century. Women accused of being a witch usually were known to be old and poor. Also…

Every culture has urban legends and Hispanic culture is no exception. These legends can be anything from terrifying ghost stories to heavily believed superstition. Some of the most popular legends would be those of El Chupacabra and La Llorona, which are not only known by those of hispanic heritage, but internationally as well. The majority of these legends have been around for centuries but as the years have gone by, they have turned into cautionary tales and lessons for the younger generations…

you’re using the right formula or having the correct answer. It is necessary to take a chance because you may not know the outcome without taking that chance. In basketball, it is needed to take a chance. Michael Jordan, whom is referred to as The Legend, is one of the most competitive basketball players. As his career progressed, he gained fifteen awards, naming him the most decorated player in the NBA. He has faced many obstacles on the way, Michael himself had said, “I can accept…

Grandmother” by Jan Harold Brunvand, he contends how the urban legend has evolved from the different versions across Europe and the Americas. The story’s theme involves an unexpected death of a woman (usually a grandmother) while on a family trip. Her body is transported in a car in the hope of reporting her death to the nearest authorities. However during the family’s stop, the car is stolen together with the grandmother’s corpse. This urban legend has similarities with the tale, “The Dead Cat…

Urban Legend Was Walt Disney’s body really frozen? Is there really a black market for kidneys? The answer to both is no, these questions or rumors are called urban legends which majority of them are not true. Urban legends is a modern folklore and in 1981 Jan Harold Brunvand published several books pertaining to legends (Brunvand n.d.). In this paper I will be explaining what urban legend is and prove why these two questions are false. Urban legends are a tradition of storytelling and starts…

La Casa Matusita is an urban legend that is known to all people in lima-Peru. This haunted yellow house holds various types of mysteries. Many people prefer to avoid this house, especially during the night for pretty good reasons too. There is not only one, but two versions to how this urban legend goes. One tells of a man who found his wife in bed with another man. After killing both his wife and her lover with a knife, he killed his children and then turned the blade on himself. The other…

You always hear about great legends, no matter where you are from. All my life I had heard about a great monsters who used to roam The Great Plains in Texas, but none of the stories matched the monster I had found. I lived in a small quaint house right outside of a town in the middle of the Texas Plains. Most of the townsfolk were superstitious. My mother was a carefree and spirited woman who let me roam the flat land, not troubled by the hideous monster myths. Many people thought my mother was…