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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Traditional or undocumented genre of story about famous people, commonly religious in character and frequently posing problems of authenticity. Legends are typically narrative, in the form of verse or prose novella , although more complex forms, such as drama or ballad , are possible. It is typical for legends to avoid a strict documentary account in favour of a more poetic and religious interpretation of reality. The epic poem Beowulf is the most important Old English legend. The story of Robin Hood has been a popular legend since the 15th century. The term was originally applied to the books of readings designed for use in Christian religious service, and was extended to the stories of saints' lives read in monasteries. Topics included the ‘passions’ of martyrs, confessors of all periods from the desert fathers onwards, as well as non-canonical accounts of biblical figures. A collection of such stories was the 13th-century Legenda Aurea/ Golden Legend by the Dominican friar Jacobus…
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From Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions
The legend is a prominent genre in folk literature in general and in Jewish folk literature in particular. Its narratives evoke associations with historical personages, geographic locations, and events. As distinct from the fairy tale, the legend corresponds to the real world of the narrator and his…
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
a non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. Plural: legends matter of this kind. Plural: legends an inscription, especially on a coin, a coat of arms, a monument, or under a picture, or the like. Plural: legends explanatory…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Traditional or undocumented genre of story about famous people, commonly religious in character and frequently posing problems of authenticity. Legends are typically narrative, in the form of verse or prose novella , although more complex forms, such as drama or ballad , are possible. It is typical…
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From Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
Traditional stories distinguished from myths or folk tales by the fact that they are attached to a historical event, person or place and are often claimed to be true (or are at least thought to contain an element of truth). The word ‘legend’ (from the Latin legenda , meaning ‘to be read’) was…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
In numismatics the legend is the inscription impressed in letters on the edge or rim of a coin or medal and is often used synonymously with ‘inscription’, which is strictly the words in the field of a coin. (The field is the whole part of a coin not occupied by the device.) ‘Legend’ is also applied…
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From Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed
see also Fame , Myths , Popularity , Stories SIR JOHN TALBOT:”It's an old legend. You'll find something like it in the folklore of nearly every nation. The scientific name for it is lycanthropy. It's a variety of schizophrenia.” LARRY TALBOT: “That's Greek to me.” SIR JOHN: “It is Greek. It's a…
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Full text Article Golden Legend

From Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
Also known as: Aurea Legenda ca. 1265 Work Author: Jacobus de Voragine Jacobus (or James) de Voragine composed the Golden Legend as a collection of writings centered on the lives of the saints and their celebrations ( see saints’ lives). The text is composed largely of miraculous tales concerning…
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Full text Article Arthurian legend

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. The battle of Mt. Badon—in which, according to the Annales Cambriae (c.1150), Arthur carried the Cross of Jesus on his shoulders—but not Arthur's name, is mentioned (c.540) by Gildas . The earliest…
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From Nursing Leadership
In 1994, the board of directors of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) created the “Living Legend” Program to honor fellows who were leaders among leaders. Not only was there a perceived need for such a senior-level recognition program, but there were organizational problems that this initiative…
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