http://www.mythsandlegends.com/ Latest E2BN Myths and Legends en-gb admin@e2bn.org (E2BN Administrator) It is never sensible to pick a fight with someone bigger than you, as the famous Irish Giant Finn MacCool found out. Lucky he had such a clever wife! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story5639-finn-maccool-and-the-giants-causeway.html 16th October 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story5639-finn-maccool-and-the-giants-causeway.html Have you ever found yourself in so much trouble that you just feel like running away? Well, you certainly would, if you were unlucky enough to upset a Hogboon! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2800-the-farmer-and-the-hogboon.html 11th June 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2800-the-farmer-and-the-hogboon.html Have you ever accepted a challenge without thinking through the consequences? This is exactly what Sir Gawain did. The trouble was, if he failed, the price would be his head! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2762-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight.html 18th December 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2762-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight.html Can wishes come true? Sometimes they can. However, the consequences may not always be what you expect! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2648-the-snow-maiden.html 3rd December 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2648-the-snow-maiden.html Ghosts are often supposed to haunt places that are special to them; just like the Ghost of Smithfields. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2579-the-church-jester.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2579-the-church-jester.html What do you do if the world grows dark and cold? Does it matter if you break a promise when you are shivering and afraid? Can things get any worse? http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2490-kaangs-people.html 5th January 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2490-kaangs-people.html We all face difficult challenges from time to time. Sometimes we may even feel a task is too hard, even impossible, for us to do. Long ago a young knight was feeling just as hopeless when he faced a... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2413-the-glass-knight.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story2413-the-glass-knight.html We all know that witches are very clever, their magic potions and recipes can cure all kind of ills and they use some extraordinary ingredients. Unfortunately some witches also love to cook up... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1856-the-witch-and-the-pancakes.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1856-the-witch-and-the-pancakes.html Beautiful homes often hold dark secrets. Longleat House, near Warminster in Wiltshire, is a splendid stately home, famous for its Renaissance architecture. It is also famous for being haunted. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1853-the-green-lady-of-longleat-house.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1853-the-green-lady-of-longleat-house.html Many people have strange tales to tell, but there are not many stranger than that of a simple woodcutter, who sat on a log in the shade of Shervage Wood ... and got the shock of his life. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1852-the-gurt-wurm-of-shervage-wood.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1852-the-gurt-wurm-of-shervage-wood.html How often do you listen to what your parents have to say? This is the story of one young man who did not listen to his father's warning. Play the story to find out what happened. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1598-daedalus-and-icarus.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1598-daedalus-and-icarus.html Lots of us have pets. We enjoy feeding them and looking after them and watching them grow. I'm sure, however, that few grow up to be as much of a handful as the strange little creature that was cared... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1353-maud-and-the-dragon.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1353-maud-and-the-dragon.html At times of trouble we all need friends to call upon. The Macleods lived on the Isle of Skye; sometimes they faced great difficulties, but when things seemed really hopeless they could summon some... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story981-the-fairy-flag-of-the-macleod.html 12th December 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story981-the-fairy-flag-of-the-macleod.html In was well known near Alloway, in Scotland, that you should never cross the moors at the witching hour. If you did, you may end up fleeing for your life, - just like Tam O'Shanter. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story870-the-legend-of-tam-o-shanter.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story870-the-legend-of-tam-o-shanter.html Lleoedd hudolus fu llynnoedd erioed. Mae eu dyfroedd yn dynfa i bobl bysgota, hwylio neu ymlacio ger eu glannau. Er hynny, flynyddoedd maith yn ol, cafodd un llanc ifanc weledigaeth syfrdanol wrth... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story813-llyn-y-fan-fach.html 20th May 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story813-llyn-y-fan-fach.html Fel y gwyddom medr anifeiliaid fod yn chwareus ac yn llawn castiau. Fodd bynnag nid oes llawer yn fwy drygionus na'r cathod direidus a fynychai'r hen dafarn yn Metws y Coed yng Nghymru. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story808-dewin-cyfrwys-a-chathod-rhyfedd.html 12th August 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story808-dewin-cyfrwys-a-chathod-rhyfedd.html The mysterious blue mountains, in Australia, was once home to an evil creature know as the Bunyip. Find out what happened when the Bunyip came in contact with three young girls. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story762-the-legend-of-the-three-sisters.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story762-the-legend-of-the-three-sisters.html Cyfaill pennaf dyn yw ei gi. Roedd y Tywysog Llywelyn bob amser yn credu mai ei gi ffyddlon, Gelert, oedd ei gyfaill pennaf. O leiaf, dyna'r oedd yn ei feddwl, tan y noson dyngedfennol honno pan... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story761-stori-gelert.html 19th May 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story761-stori-gelert.html A man's best friend is his dog. Prince Llywelyn always considered his best friend to be his faithful hound, Gelert. At least, he thought so, until the fateful night he went out hunting and left his... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story760-the-story-of-gelert.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story760-the-story-of-gelert.html A long time ago, in a dark Labyrinth, lived a terrifying monster. A monster that ate humans. Could the brave Theseus defeat the beast? Why not read the story and find out. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story563-theseus-and-the-minotaur.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story563-theseus-and-the-minotaur.html It was just a simple box. What was in it? Could it be gold, or silver, even precious stones? Surely just taking a very quick look inside couldn't do any harm - could it? http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story562-pandoras-box.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story562-pandoras-box.html Do you have a pet, perhaps a cat, or a rabbit, or even a dog? If we take the time to look after them properly, pets can be very rewarding, especially, it seems, the ghostly kind! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story534-the-ghost-hound-of-lyme-regis.html 7th September 2007 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story534-the-ghost-hound-of-lyme-regis.html Have you ever walked along the beach and wondered where the items washed up by the tide come from? Well, one elderly man in Cornwall, many years ago, found something very strange indeed and it... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story532-a-mermaid-and-a-magic-comb.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story532-a-mermaid-and-a-magic-comb.html Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in the fairy kingdom? And, what if you were able to travel to this mystical land, would you want to go? Well, one young man, many years ago, did just this and... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story530-thomas-the-rhymer-and-the-queen-of-elfland.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story530-thomas-the-rhymer-and-the-queen-of-elfland.html What would you would be willing to do to help, if a member of your family was in trouble? Well, hopefully you will never be called on to do anything quite as revolting as the challenge faced by one... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story527-the-laidly-worm-of-spindleston-heugh.html 19th November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story527-the-laidly-worm-of-spindleston-heugh.html As we all know, animals can get up to all kinds of tricks. However, there cannot be many naughtier than the wickedly playful cats that once frequented an old inn at Betws-y-Coed in Wales. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story518-a-wise-wizard-and-some-curious-cats.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story518-a-wise-wizard-and-some-curious-cats.html One day, a horse trader called Canobie Dick met a mysterious stranger, whose home was deep inside the Eildon Hills. Read the story to find out if he was brave enough to fulfil the challenge he found... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story517-canobie-dick.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story517-canobie-dick.html Have you ever been fishing and suddenly found yourself having difficulty reeling in a large catch? Well, I bet it was not as strange or horrid as the creature that John Lambton found on the end of... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story512-the-lambton-worm.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story512-the-lambton-worm.html Lakes have always been magical places. People are drawn to their waters to fish, sail or just relax. However, the vision that one young man saw on a remote lake, in Wales, many years ago was truly... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story508-the-lady-of-van-lake.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story508-the-lady-of-van-lake.html Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, many pirates roamed the seas in search of treasure and adventure. They were often ruthless men and many came to an unfortunate end on the gallows. But few were as... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story503-the-mysterious-treasure-of-the-unlucky-pirate.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story503-the-mysterious-treasure-of-the-unlucky-pirate.html Arachne was a very talented spinner and weaver but also arrogant, so arrogant she challenged the goddess Athena to a contest. Find out what happened when the goddess accepted the challenge. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story131-arachne-the-spinner.html 17th November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story131-arachne-the-spinner.html Deep, deep in the Birch forests of Northern Russia there once lived a ferocious witch, a witch that ate people just like others ate chicken. Find out what happened when one young girl entered the... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story117-baba-yaga-and-vasilisa-the-fair.html 9th February 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story117-baba-yaga-and-vasilisa-the-fair.html Most people like getting presents, occasionally you may get a gift that you don't really like. However, one gift that nobody would have wanted was Matilda's bracelet! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story90-matildas-bracelet.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story90-matildas-bracelet.html Do you know how your village or town got its name? Some places are named after their location or famous people. Some place names may even tell a story - like Dunstable! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story79-the-robber-dunne-the-staple-and-the-ring.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story79-the-robber-dunne-the-staple-and-the-ring.html Have you ever been fishing and made a big catch? This is exactly what happened to the fishermen of Orford many years ago. However, what they caught was very strange indeed! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story63-the-wild-man-of-orford.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story63-the-wild-man-of-orford.html Many old legends tell about miracles; however, the final walk of St Osyth must be one of the strangest tales. Read the story and find out more. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story53-st-osyths-spring.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story53-st-osyths-spring.html Many myths and legends warn about the devil; find out what happened to one group of young people who challenged the devil to join in a game. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story46-the-devils-favourite-game.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story46-the-devils-favourite-game.html Many knights of old battled fierce dragons. This is the tale of England's last dragon slayer; he lived over 1000 years ago in Hertfordshire. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story45-slaying-the-dragon-and-cheating-the-devil.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story45-slaying-the-dragon-and-cheating-the-devil.html Binham Priory is a site with a very mysterious past. Read the story and find out what happened when a fiddler tried to explore a secret underground passage. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story40-the-fiddler-the-alchemist-and-the-black-monk.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story40-the-fiddler-the-alchemist-and-the-black-monk.html Galley Hill is a site with a grim history; find out what happened one stormy night. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story39-the-flaming-gibbet-of-galley-hill.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story39-the-flaming-gibbet-of-galley-hill.html Devil's Dyke is an area steeped in myths and legends, but why was it built? This tale, of gods and demons, offers one explanation. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story38-the-legend-of-devils-dyke.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story38-the-legend-of-devils-dyke.html Giants appear in many myths and legends; this is one story of a giant that may just have been based on a real person. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story37-the-giant-jack-olegs.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story37-the-giant-jack-olegs.html You would be very surprised if, one day, you came across a strange little figure that glowed blue all over. Read what happened in Bedfordshire, about 40 years ago. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story30-the-little-blue-man.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story30-the-little-blue-man.html A feather may seem a very unimportant thing. However, at one time people used them to write with, to fill duvets and pillows and, on one occasion, the life of a king may even have depended on a... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story29-the-split-grey-goose-feather.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story29-the-split-grey-goose-feather.html Who were the two strange children found at Woolpit and could their skin really have been completely green? Why not read the story and make up your own mind! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story24-the-green-children-of-woolpit.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story24-the-green-children-of-woolpit.html In the 17th century, the idea of witches and witchcraft was taken very seriously. People were employed to hunt out witches. The most feared Witchfinder of all was Matthew Hopkins. Find out what... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story21-testing-the-witch-finder-general.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story21-testing-the-witch-finder-general.html Some witches are good, some are bad, some are helpful and others cause trouble. This is the tale of one very troublesome witch. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story20-a-witch-in-a-bottle.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story20-a-witch-in-a-bottle.html Can you imagine being lost and alone in a dark wood at night? The tale is set in Wayland Wood in Norfolk and nearby Griston Hall was once home to a very wicked uncle. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story19-the-abandoned-children-of-wailing-wood.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story19-the-abandoned-children-of-wailing-wood.html Find out about the mummy that caused quite a stink - in Great Yarmouth! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story18-a-mummys-tale.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story18-a-mummys-tale.html Blickling Hall is a site with a dark and mysterious history. A site that boasts not one, but two frightening ghosts - not to mention the headless horses that accompany them! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story17-the-headless-ghosts-of-blickling-hall.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story17-the-headless-ghosts-of-blickling-hall.html Do you believe in miracles? Many years ago, in Westoning, there lived a farmer called Ailward and this is the story of his miracle. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story16-an-execution-and-a-miracle.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story16-an-execution-and-a-miracle.html If you came face to face with a giant ogre, would you be smart enough to defeat the beast? This is just what happened to Tom Hickathrift; find out if he lived to tell the tale! http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story15-tom-hickathrift-and-the-ogre-of-the-smeeth.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story15-tom-hickathrift-and-the-ogre-of-the-smeeth.html Sir Rowland Alston was a wicked, but lucky, man - indeed it seemed he had the luck of the devil. Find out what happened when his luck finally ran out. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story14-sir-rowland-alstons-soul.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story14-sir-rowland-alstons-soul.html Buried treasure has inspired many an adventurer. This is the story of two brave young men and what happened when they found treasure in a dark and forbidding pit. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story12-the-treasure-of-callow-pit.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story12-the-treasure-of-callow-pit.html This is the tale of one poor pedlar who was brave enough to follow his dream. Read the story to find out where his dream took him. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story11-the-pedlar-of-swaffham.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story11-the-pedlar-of-swaffham.html The lantern men were believed to be shadowy spirits, who used their light to lure travellers from the pathways into the marshes, to drown. This is the story of Joseph Bexfield and his encounter with... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story10-the-lantern-man-and-the-wherryman.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story10-the-lantern-man-and-the-wherryman.html Today, the fenlands are an important agricultural area. However, many years ago the fenlands were very different - a damp landscape covered in thick long-lasting mists and you never knew just what... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story9-the-legend-of-the-fens.html 2nd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story9-the-legend-of-the-fens.html Do you believe in ghosts? How about Ghostly hounds? The type that appear in a dramatic flash and disappear into mist or cloud? Legend says meeting such a hound can be quite a nasty experience. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story8-the-black-dogs-of-bungay.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story8-the-black-dogs-of-bungay.html East Anglia was once a great Anglo-Saxon kingdom. The Kings lived and were buried in great splendour. It was also a brutal time. This is the extraordinary story of brave King Edmund and his... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story7-a-saints-revenge-edmund-of-the-east-angles.html 21st July 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story7-a-saints-revenge-edmund-of-the-east-angles.html The Suffolk coast has a long and stormy history. Many people have been lost at sea and whole towns submerged under the waves. However, legend says that, at times of danger, bells will ring; this is... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story6-restless-spirits-and-ringing-bells.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story6-restless-spirits-and-ringing-bells.html Colonel Thomas Sydney lived at the Old Hall, Ranworth in Norfolk; he was a bully and a drunkard who loved a bet. Find out the trouble that one gamble caused him. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story5-a-ride-with-the-devil.html 21st April 2009 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story5-a-ride-with-the-devil.html Have you ever heard a story about a flying saucer and wondered if it was true? This is the story of one very mysterious case that happened in Suffolk in 1980. http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story4-rendlesham-forest-and-the-alien-craft.html 3rd November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story4-rendlesham-forest-and-the-alien-craft.html We all know the famous nursery rhyme, telling the tale of Humpty Dumpty and you may even have see the illustration of the character, in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice through the Looking Glass' - a large,... http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1-humpty-dumpty-and-the-fall-of-colchester.html 1st November 2008 http://www.mythsandlegends.com/mythsandlegends/story1-humpty-dumpty-and-the-fall-of-colchester.html