The Legend of Tay-Boday: The Giant Who Walked Between Mountains
How Tay-Boday, the Mountain-Striding Giant, Shaped the Valleys and Rivers of Ancient Vietnam
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The Legend of Gelert: The Faithful Hound of Wales
A Medieval Welsh Tragedy of Loyalty, Loss, and Everlasting Remorse
The Tale of the Silkie: Love and Loss on the Wild Scottish Shore
A haunting romance between a fisherman and a mysterious seal-woman on the windswept Hebridean coast.
The Legend of the Wawel Dragon: Courage and Cunning Beneath the Castle
How a humble apprentice changed the fate of Krakow, defeating the dragon beneath Wawel Castle.
The Story of the Golem of Chelm: Mishaps and Miracles in a Village of Fools
When Chelm’s wisest create a Golem to save the town, hilarity—and chaos—ensues.
The Legend of Pan Twardowski: Poland’s Moonlit Sorcerer
A timeless Polish legend of sorcery, wit, and a pact with the devil that ends on the luminous Moon.
The Legend of Zlatorog: Guardian of the Golden Peaks
A Slovenian Myth of Goldhorn and the Hidden Treasures of the Julian Alps
The Epic of Prince Marko: Hero of the Balkans
A sweeping tale of courage and loyalty set amid the Ottoman advance in medieval Serbia
The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack: Terror of Victorian London
Unraveling the mystery behind Spring-heeled Jack, the blue-flame-breathing leaper haunting Victorian London.
The Legend of the Crying Boy Painting: Britain’s Uncanny Urban Curse
How a Mass-Produced Print Became Britain’s Most Notorious Modern Haunting
The Tale of the Great Bell of Beijing
A Legend of Sacrifice, Courage, and the Birth of Beijing’s Great Bell
The Legend of the Bell Witch: Haunting Shadows on the Tennessee Frontier
A chilling American legend of the Bell family’s battle with a relentless, unseen force in rural Tennessee.
The Legend of the Jersey Devil: Curse in the Pine Barrens
A haunting origin story of the Jersey Devil, born from a mother’s curse in colonial New Jersey
The Legend of the Trolls of Jotunheimen
How Trolls Shaped the Wild Heart of Norway’s Jotunheimen Mountains
The Legend of Lorelei: The Siren of the Rhine
A captivating retelling of Germany's most enchanting river legend: the mysterious Lorelei and her eternal song.
The Dazhbog's Grandchildren: Sun-Blessed Legends of Kievan Rus'
A sweeping Slavic myth from medieval Ukraine, tracing the sun god Dazhbog’s descendants through adventure, faith, and the living landscape.
The Myth of the Sampo: Heroes and the Witch Louhi in Ancient Finland
A Kalevala epic of magic, courage, and the struggle for the mystical Sampo
The Legend of Juraj Janosik: Slovakia's Hero of the Highlands
How a fearless Slovak highwayman became a symbol of hope, justice, and rebellion in the heart of Central Europe
The Legend of Sadko: The Musician of Novgorod and the Sea Tsar's Kingdom
A sweeping Russian epic of music, fate, and wisdom beneath the waves
The Myth of the Stymphalian Birds: Heracles’ Sixth Labor in Ancient Greece
How Heracles Confronted the Deadly Bronze-Beaked Birds in the Haunted Marshes of Arcadia
The Legend of the Flying Canoe (La Chasse-galerie)
A French-Canadian Voyageur Tale of Daring, Temptation, and the Devil’s Bargain
The Legend of the Loup-Garou: Shadows Over Saint-Éloi
A French-Canadian legend of a cursed man, faith, and the moonlit forests of Quebec
The Metamorphoses: Tales of Change and Wonder from Ancient Rome
A sweeping journey through creation, gods, love, and transformation in a mythic world
The Epic of Manas: Legend of the Kyrgyz Hero
How Manas United the Kyrgyz Tribes and Forged a Legacy of Courage
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