Sitting Bull, a Sioux Chief Legend

Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man, a member of the Sioux tribe, also known as Slon-he or “Slow”. He was son of Four Horn, was born in a tipi located near the Grand River near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Dakota Territory, in March, 1834.

Sitting Bull

As a tribal chief, Sitting Bull led his tribe against the white man, resistance to United States government policies; he refused to be moved to Indian Territory. Sitting Bull’s leadership as a war chief, could unite the tribes of the Lakota in a struggle for survival in the northern plains which make Sitting Bull as one of the Famous Indian Warriors. Read more »

Legend of El Dorado and The Lost City of Gold

The legend of El Dorado had been a dream of treasure hunters in the last few hundred years. A dream about a city filled with gold. But for hundreds of years away, no one of expeditions had a successfully to uncover the veil of mystery. Is El Dorado is only a fairy tale? Or the lost city of gold is a fact that was lost?

A number of historical research or private study carried out to unravel the mystery that includes the legend of El Dorado. The mystery of the gold and precious jewels are buried somewhere of South America. The only source to reveal the big secret is a legend that spread after five hundred years ago. The story of Chibcha, a sub tribe of South American Indians, a tribe had a cult to the God of the sun. Their ancient mythology that launched the Spaniards say that the cult is associated with a number of offerings valuables such as gold and gemstones.

Chibcha people think gold is a gift from the god of the sun and should be offered back to the god. Then the story is pushed through word of mouth mentions that the cult was making merged Chibcha tribes of gold as a shield for the building. Thus their temples coated with gold plate. But there is no remaining evidence of this. Read more »

The History of Santa Claus and Christmas

The history of Santa Claus and Christmas are inseparable with the legend in western culture. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas is a figure who always brings Christmas joy to the children’s homes. Santa Claus will visit children’s homes every Christmas Eve by ride deer-drawn carriage. During his visit on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus will bring gifts for each of the children who behaved well.

In Holland, Santa Claus is known as Sinterklaas tradition. Every year Santa Claus came by steamboat from Spain. But the real Santa Claus, also known as St. Nicholas was born in Turkey and was buried in the city of Bari, Southern Italy. At the foot of the basilica where his relics are interred, the Dutch embassy recently organised a conference on the links between Bari and the Netherlands. Not much is known about this saintly figure, but that makes the legend all the stronger. Read more »

Rama and Sita story, The Legend of Ramayana

Rama and Sita Story

King Dasharatha of Ayodhya in India was childless and made a special sacrifice to the gods, hoping that they would give him sons. Meanwhile, the gods begged their lord Brahma to help them against Ravana, the demon king. So Brahma asked the god Vishnu to vanquish the demon. Vishnu agreed and was born, in his seventh incarnation, as Rama and his three brothers Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna.

Unaware of their divinity, the brothers grew up as the sons of King Dasharatha and his three wives and married. Rama married Sita, an incarnation of Vishnu’s wife Lakshmi, and was made his father’s heir. However, owing to the intrigues of one of his father’s wives, he left the city with Sita and Lakshmana, to live in the forest.

There, they lived a quiet life for ten years, until one day Ravana tricked the brothers into leaving Sita alone, and abducted her. Read more »

Billy The Kid, a legend of New Mexico

Billy The Kid legend is a legend that can not be separated from the Wild West legends. The Legend of Billy The Kid found in the Wild West includes New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Billy The Kid legend in New Mexico territory started in the last nine years of Billy The Kid’s life. Henry McCarty called New Mexico as home.

Billy The Kid was the nickname of Henry McCarty, who is known as a bandit and a folks hero on the American frontier in the 19th century. This legend is almost the same as Robin Hood legend in England. Henry McCarty also known as Henry Antrim and William H. Bonney. Booney was the name used at the time of fame and is also often used in correspondence. Read more »

Mao Zedong, China’s Communist Legend and his mausoleum

Mao Zedong is a legend of China. Mao is a great leader, the founding father of China. Mao Zedong is also a controversial figure who brought China into a communist country and became an important figure in China’s milestone. Mao Zedong died in 1976, 27 years after he proclaimed the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Not just the name of Mao Zedong is remembered, but also his body. Mao’s body was still intact and anyone can see it.

Mao Zedong’s body was preserved and stored in a glass coffin in a mausoleum of Mao Zedong in the south of Tiananmen Square, exactly behind the People’s Heroes Monument. Tourist who visited Tiananmen Square would easily see the building of the mausoleum which was brownish. Inside the building, tourist can find a glass coffin containing Mao’s body, shrouded with a China’s red flag which covered half of coffin. Tourists can see clearly Mao Zedong’s face from the side. Read more »

Robin Hood’s Legend and a Medieval Tour

The legend of Robin Hood is a tale that became a legend since the mid era. The story of the heroic struggle of a benevolent criminal defense against the tyranny of the masses in this cruel though never stopped for the telling. Moreover, the legend of Robin Hood is filled with a touching love story and an amazing friendship. Robin Hood legend was proved to be cracked by even been told time and perhaps hundreds of years based on a true story.

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