Your Nation's Mythology! =D

[DuplicateValue]

What it says in the title: Where are you from and what's your mythology like? (Stories, legends, etc.)

I'm Irish and I have to say ours isn't half bad.
I suppose our main one would be Cu Chulainn and the stuff about the Fianna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuchullin

It's quite interesting if you've got the time.

^The Salmon of Knowledge.^

There's also a bunch of stuff I can't remember too well that I'd like to link to, but can't remember the names.
Stories involving giant white bulls and giants eating sandwiches full of nails among other things.

So, go on then.

 

[Ciarang]

George and the Dragon is the only story I know of England's mythology.

 

[Jaqen Hghar]

I hail from mighty Norway! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology]
Sadly, I don't know that much about our mythology really. I know many of the names and some stories. But I wish I knew more. So I think I will read through that wiki page myself tomorrow when I got time

Anyway, it's about Odin and stuff. And, you know... THOR!

 

[Irridium]

Well, I'm from the U.S.
We don't have any legends that I'm aware of...

Wait, do both Roswell and Area 51 count as mythology and legends?
You know, because they are both very alien heavy, and shrouded in secrecy?

Or do you mean mythology and legends like stories?
Because thats what we don't have a lot of.

edit: Thanks to a few members here, they reminded me of all the Native American myths/legends plus lots of folk tales, such as Paul Bunyon, Jersey Devil, Champ of Lake Champlain in Vermont (our version of the Loch Ness monster).

My bad on that

Oh, and Bigfoot, but thats more both U.S./Canada thing, not just one country.

 

[Red Rum]

Well, I'm part German, and Germanic mythology includes the Norse Gods, so that's awesome.

 

[Banter]

I'm atheist so to me the state religion of Christianity is our main mythology. Not an interesting one, I prefer Norse.

Scottish, I don't know much about the Celts. I think they had druids and heart sacrifices. P And very interesting artwork. We have good legendary figures though.

 

[Hyper-space]

ahh......

from the side-splitting action of Gísla saga Súrssonar, to the property burning annals of Brennu Njálssögu, Icelandic mythology is indeed the greatest of them all.

suck it, Norway!

 

[DuplicateValue]

Well, I'm from the U.S.
We don't have any legends that I'm aware of...

Wait, do both Roswell and Area 51 count as mythology and legends?
You know, because they are both very alien heavy, and shrouded in secrecy?

Or do you mean mythology and legends like stories?
Because thats what we don't have a lot of.

I don't think America has mythology, seeing as it was founded by Europeans and all.

 

[the1ultimate]

It's really cool how Australian Aboriginals link everything back to the land.

Like the people got turned to stone, and that's why these rocks are standing like that. Someone threw their spear and missed, causing them to take a chunk out of the cliff.
The Milky way galaxy, is actually only the creator's canoe which he hid in the sky while he was visiting.

Everything to a greater or lesser degree follows the role they played out in the dreamtime (so called because it simultaneously means "dream" and "time of creation"), and also the land was subject to great changes in that time. Because the Kookaburra laughed at the first dawn, the Kookaburra always laughs at dawn.

And I can't fail to mention the almost indescribable <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip>Bunyip, a strange creature that lives in water, and the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Serpent>Rainbow Snake who's slitherings forged rivers in the dreamtime.

I can't really remember many specific stories at the moment, but the culture is very interesting. Although the stories are supposed to be performed around a fire at night, so I recommend anyone who wants to hear them, do it that way.

 

[Raven's Nest]

I think you've just isolated the majority of the community with that question...

The UK, USA, Canada and Australia don't really have mythological backgrounds. Perhaps change the question to legends instead?

Like William Wallace, Ned Kelly, Jesse James and... erm... Bryan Adams etc?

 

[DuplicateValue]

I hail from mighty Norway! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology]
Sadly, I don't know that much about our mythology really. I know many of the names and some stories. But I wish I knew more. So I think I will read through that wiki page myself tomorrow when I got time

Anyway, it's about Odin and stuff. And, you know... THOR!

That happens to be my favourite.
The Valkyries and Valhalla just seem so awesome to me.

That and Beouwulf.

 

[DuplicateValue]

I think you've just isolated the majority of the community with that question...

The UK, USA, Canada and Australia don't really have mythological backgrounds. Perhaps change the question to legends instead?

Like William Wallace, Ned Kelly, Jesse James etc?

Yeah sure - I gave legends the go-ahead in the OP, though I suppose I should have made it clearer.

 

[neoman10]

America has Chipotle, we need no culture

 

[geldonyetich]

I'm from the United States. We've popular myths that if you work hard you will eventually be rich and famous, and if you waste lots of money on cheap junk that it will bring you happiness.

 

[orangebandguy]

Dragons and their respective slayers. Because in England you can't have a scone and some tea without being attacked by a dragon.

 

[guess who]

I think you've just isolated the majority of the community with that question...

The UK, USA, Canada and Australia don't really have mythological backgrounds. Perhaps change the question to legends instead?

Like William Wallace, Ned Kelly, Jesse James etc?

Yeah sure - I gave legends the go-ahead in the OP, though I suppose I should have made it clearer.

It looks like everyone here from those places are forgetting about the all native myths and stuff, I would wager we have more mythology than anyone.

 

[meece]

pardon? UK doesn't have mythology?

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

I'd say either this greek or norse, nothing else can come close ^_^

 

[faceless chick]

Hmm well for the 1st of march men have to give women a small gift as a good luck charm (usually shaped like a horse-shoe or a chimney-sweep) tied to a red-and-white ribbon signifying blood and snow, and the woman has to wear it tied to her wrist till the day corresponding her birthday between 1st-9th of march-the 9 old hags tradition- (in case the birthday is 10+, you add the numbers. example: 13=1+3=4.29=2+9=11=1+1=2) , then she has to tie the ribbon to a blooming cherry tree, and the wish she made on that day will come true.

Then there's saint Andrew's day, when we put wheat seeds to grow in a small bowl..dunno why exactly, I guess to signify a plentiful harvest idk..

We also have saint Nicholas (the original saint nick) on the 6th of december, who brings gifts to kids in their and places them in their boots (which they have to clean the night before) and whips for the naughty..so we kinda have 2 Christmases.

Aaaand I don't remember right now, I don't know the traditions very well.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I live in Ye Olde Albion. So yeah, fuck loads of mythology. I suppose since we've been invaded so much over the years you could include Roman and Norse mythology, along with Celtic, Medival ect.

 

[DuplicateValue]

Irish stuff. Fighting mostly. And something about a very large bull.

Because we're manly men.

And here's your bull I think:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge

Knock yourself out.