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There are all kinds of Legends! When asked "your idea of
a Legend"? Who do you think of first? Below are the first
people that came to my mind!
"America's Hero!"
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Star of stage & screen!
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Songwriter/singer
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The Intimidator!
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Gunfighter/lawman
| Notorious Legends:
Terrorist of the Prohibition Era! Symbol of the
collapse of law and order in the United States during the
1920s.
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Dracula! Vlad the Impaler...15th century Romanian Prince.
| Mythical Legends:
Legendary hero of lumber camps of the American Northwest,
Paul Bunyan was intimated to have created Puget Sound, the
Grand Canyon, and the Black Hills, and Babe could haul an
entire forest at one time..
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The most popular of Greek heroes, Hercules (sometimes
called "Herakles") was celebrated in stories, sculptures,
paintings, and even in the geography of the ancient world.
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King Arthur is the figure at the heart of the Arthurian
legends. He is said to be the son of Uther Pendragon and
Ygraine of Cornwall. Arthur is a near mythic figure in Celtic
stories such as Culhwch and Olwen.
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The King of Thieves! He "robbed from the rich, and gave to
the poor". | Biblical Legends:
(Peter Paul Rubens's Samson and Delilah National Gallery,
London) "And she made him sleep on her knees; and she
called for a man,and she caused him to shave off the seven
locks of his head:...and his strength went from him."
(Judges 16:19)
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Noah, Moses, Jesus More coming soon!
| Living Legends:
Baseball
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Astronaut |
Basketball
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American broadcast journalist, longtime anchor of the CBS
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Entertainer-"America's #1 GI in greasepaint", entertained
troops, throughout WWII, all his ('cept 2) radio shows were
performed and aired from military bases. He first appeared on
the Broadway stage in 1927 and on radio in 1935. "Road
Pctures"--with Bing Crosby-- made him famous. He went on to
appear in over 60 films.
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| Urban Legends:
*alligators in the New York City sewer system. They were
allegedly bought as pets when they were very small and flushed
down toilets when they grew too large. They allegedly grew to
full size in the sewers. *A tooth left in a glass of Coca-Cola
will dissolve overnight.
I could've listed hundreds of
legends! Loch Ness Monster, Custer, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Bigfoot
to name just a few. The ones listed above just popped in my head, so
I showcased them here. Maybe as my site progresses I'll continue to
add here.
Now you're probably wondering..."what is all this
Legend talk about?" Well, I'm pleased to tell you...I am a "Legend"!
*grin* Naw...not famous, just honored to be among D'Erins "Wild
Ones"!
I'm a Spirit for D'Realm of D'Spirit, and I was
assigned...a few years ago to ES Gleaming Bright's Legend Spirits!
=)
Well...D'Erin, D'Speedy, D'Siamese Kitty and I formed a
little Trivia Team one year! We had a blast! =)
DLegendary
Four/DLegendary Wild Archers!
DErin DSpeedster Spirit Fire Spirit SiameseKitty
You can come on over and see some of my other
awesome Awards!
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