Your countries favorite folklore

[IR_Kuoin]

I've always been interested in some good o'l folklore, my favorite folklore from my own country are the forest roaming trolls etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll

If you have some good folklore from your own country that you like, please share

[[ptx]]

Latvian folklore has a lot of stories about werewolves. Even the romans described the Balt lands as the lands of the werewolves. Go figure.

[zagibu]

We only have this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell

[Bob_Ross]

As a Frisian, probably http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutte_Pier

But I've also always liked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witte_Wieven

[Boerenlater]

Here in the Netherlands we have stories about William Wallace, how he freed us from the Germans during the Roman era.

[Armpit_Sweat]

The one that pops-up instantly in my memories, is "змей горыныч". A multi-headed dragon of sorts. Every Russian kid knows this dragon
There are all sorts of mermaids, forest spirits, house spirits, and such, but that dragon is more special and unique imo

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The three mythical heroes who take part in many Russian fairytales "три богатыря":

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Илья Муромец. Добрыня Никитич. Алёша Попович.
They are most certainly a part of very Russian folklore.

[Casimir]

Discovery of America in 1170: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoc

Also shit loads of Dragons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Ddraig_Goch

There is so much to Welsh folkelore it's a bit silly really: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_mythology


We also have An Hero(ine): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olwen

[larlek]

I suppose it would have to be Beowulf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_mythology#Mythology - More Anglo-Saxon mythology here if anyone wants to look.

[Radament]

bah we got an old lady (a good witch) bringing presents to children the night of January 5 , called Befana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana

and obviously Rocco Siffredi , a true italian legend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Siffredi

[IR_Kuoin]

We also have An Hero(ine): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olwen

That's Lolwen alright

[Osiris]

yeah England has a few

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_folklore

Elves
Dwarfs
Dragons & st George
Robin Hood
Tons of stuff in harry potter like boggarts and crap.
Big fuck off black dogs that kill the shit out of you 



Not sure Beowulf really counts as folklore as it was more a story than a folk belief

[Osiris]

yeah everyone knows about the beast of bodmin That panther thing must be pretty damn old by now

There used to be a giant wooden man in the woods near me, guess he was carved out of a tree not sure what that was supposed to be O.o

[Casimir]

Living in devon i had to deal with some much of drakes drum nonsense that i nearly went insane in school.

I think I've been to see it at least 6 times and have a folder which is filled with different brass rubbing's of it . Its really not impressive at all, although buckland abbey is beautiful so i didn't really mind.

Also the beast of Bodmin is just hilarious, reminds me very much of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

[Osiris]

yeah the hound was based on Dartmoor some hunter sold his soul to the devil and rides around with big black hounds

[Gnjus]

I wonder how it feels being Welsh.