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Pages in category "Medieval legends" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 226 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Amals: Middle High German: Amelunge, Old Norse: Aumlungar, Old English: Amulinga in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. [1] The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery, vigor). [1]
figures from the genre of minstrel epic are generally not included unless they are commonly discussed in secondary sources dealing with heroic epic in medieval Germany. gods and deities Although this list excludes Germanic deities , it includes other entities stemming from Germanic folklore that appear in the legends (such as valkyries , dwarfs ...
Pages in category "Medieval European legendary creatures" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Sir Gawain's wife, in some legends mother of Percival: Red Knight: Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 Le Morte d'Arthur: Appears in many tales, usually as an antagonist Rience: Ritho, Ryence, Ryons, and Rion Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 Lancelot-Grail, Post Vulgate Cycle, Le Morte d'Arthur: King defeated by Arthur Safir†
They are described in folklore (including myths and legends), but also may be featured in historical accounts before modernity Wikimedia Commons has media related to European legendary creatures . Subcategories
Brazen head (Medieval legends) – living head of brass purported to be able to answer any question given to it; Doll Woman- (Lenape) lifelike doll spirit. Must stay properly appeased, or will cause mischief in the home. Frankenstein's monster; Galatea – ivory statue carved by Pygmalion; Gingerbread man – from German folk tales
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, ... List of urban legends This page was last edited on 30 December 2024, at 09:46 (UTC). Text is ...