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Iceland has seen quite a few sea monsters through the ages.
The most famous one is probably Iceland?s equivalent to the Loch Ness Monster, the Worm of Lagarflj�t Lake in east Iceland. According to a legend, the giant worm was originally a harmless little earthworm. A local girl once put it on top of her gold […]

There are many stories about ghosts, ghouls, mysterious lights and animals in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. There are legends about white deer and snakes, witches and spirits. These wild tales are such a part of swamp lore, few challenge their existence. They enjoy keeping these stories alive to pass down through generations.
Throughout […]

“Why? Do you believe in elves?” Mr. and Mrs. Salters questioned me in utter astonishment. I could see they were wondering whether I was really sane enough to look after their three little boys.
That was the defining moment at a dining table in Surrey when I discovered that not everybody is familiar with the existence […]

CUMBRIA: land of the lakes, land of the fells, land of the… fairies? Well, the first two certainly, but you may need more convincing over the presence of the little people. However the more you look, the more you find — until it seems that our county is overrun by the little critters.
Lamplugh in West […]

Bulgarian archaeologists have found an image of the legendary labyrinth of King Minos, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.
The exclusive find was unearthed near the village of Golyam Derven last week.
The team of Professor Daniela Agre, who are doing excavation works in the area, stumbled upon the unique artefact while researching a an ancient Thracian tomb’s […]

A majestic 17-foot-long green dragon, a stately 10-foot-long white unicorn and a threatening roc (a mythical bird of prey with a 20-foot wingspan), are just some of the models of mythical creatures on display at the American Museum of Natural History’s new exhibit “Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids.”
The exhibit, which opens Saturday and runs […]

NEW YORK-While sailing the ocean near Haiti, Christopher Columbus in 1493 reported seeing three mermaids from a distance. The Genoese explorer was not impressed.
Up close, the sea maidens were “not as pretty as they are depicted,” he wrote in his journal, “for somehow in the face they look like men.”
Many scientists now think that what […]

It’s amazing how many people still live in fear of Deerman. We even heard from a Kewanee serviceman stationed in South Korea who fears the mysterious creature might track him down.
A week ago the column was devoted to recalling the legend of the half-man, half-deer who supposedly lurked in the woods north of Kewanee.
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As opposed to the ancient Greek, Slavic mythology did not leave any written documents behind. Why?
Slavic peoples did not use writing before Christianisation. Due to “illiteracy”, Slavic believes, and myths together with them, continued to be passed down orally after Christianisation and the beginning of literacy and in time have disappeared “into oblivion”.
Up to today, […]

“The Witches of Zugarramurdi” has been a well-known myth in all of Northern Spain and Southern France.
It is celebrated every year since the 1600’s on the 15th of August. There is a feast and a full celebration of the original witch-hunt that took place on August 15th, 1610.
The myth speaks of 12 witches and a […]