Those who indulged in cannibalism were at particular risk, and the legend appears to have reinforced this practice as taboo.

The legend of Der Erlkönig appears to have originated in fairly recent times in Denmark and Goethe based his poem on " Erlkönigs Tochter " (" Erlkönig's Daughter "), a Danish work translated into German by Johann Gottfried Herder.

A figure named Hengest, who may be identifiable with the leader of British legend, appears in the Finnesburg Fragment and Beowulf.

Strmiska notes that Hecate, conflated with the figure of Diana, appears in late antiquity and in the early medieval period as part of an " emerging legend complex " associated with gatherings of women, the moon, and witchcraft that eventually became established " in the area of Northern Italy, southern Germany, and the western Balkans.

An often repeated legend appears to suggest that a massive 1690 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the buildings of the original capital Jamestown on the west coast.

But this legend appears for the first time in only a much later account, " Tales of a Grandfather " by Sir Walter Scott, and may have originally been told about his companion-in-arms Sir James Douglas ( the " Black Douglas "), who had spent time hiding out in caves within his manor of Lintalee, which was then occupied by the English.

The legend of a sunken kingdom appears in both Cornish and Breton mythology.

Caradog, son of Bran, who appears in medieval Welsh literature, has also been identified with Caratacus, although nothing in the medieval legend corresponds except his name.

Rhubarb has been used for medical purposes by the Chinese for thousands of years, and appears in The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic, which legend attributes to the mythical Shen Nung, the Yan Emperor, but is thought to have been compiled about 2700 years ago.

All writers concur in representing it as a very ancient city ; Solinus and Stephanus of Byzantium ascribe its foundation to Diomedes ; a legend which appears to have been adopted by the inhabitants, who, in the time of Procopius, pretended to exhibit the tusks of the Calydonian Boar in proof of their descent.

Manannán figures widely in Irish literature, and appears also in Scottish and Manx legend.

In Russia, the legend of the Wandering Jew appears in an incomplete epic poem by Vasily Zhukovsky, " Ahasuerus " ( 1857 ) and in another epic poem by Wilhelm Küchelbecker, " Ahasuerus, a Poem in Fragments ", written from 1832 – 1846 but not published until 1878, long after the poet's death.

In 1967, the Wandering Jew appears as an unexplained magical realist townfolk legend in Gabriel García Márquez's 100 Years of Solitude.

On the obverse, the legend STATE OF OREGON is written above an escutcheon, which also appears in the Oregon state seal.

During the sixth and seventh centuries a purely legendary narrative of their martyrdom appeared which appears to be based upon other legends, especially on the legend of Poitus, and ornamented with accounts of fantastic miracles.

He appears in a legend of the Ngāti Awa, a Māori tribe of the eastern Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island.

" Now " was also covered by power-pop legend Phil Seymour and appears on the 2011 CD edition of his 2nd album.

A local legend holds that the ghost of Andrew Jackson occasionally appears in the vicinity of a cabin in a town park.

This legend first appears in the Historia Britonum, a 9th-century historical compilation attributed to Nennius, but is best known from the account given by the 12th century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae.

It appears that Akiva, authorized by certain rabbis, borrowed a large sum of money from a prominent heathen woman — a matrona, says the legend.

Óengus's connection to the Saltire, set out at length by later chroniclers such as John of Fordun and Andrew of Wyntoun, comes from an earlier source, the older St Andrews foundation legend, which appears to date from the 12th century or before.

The Oxford issues are very similar to the Shrewsbury one, except that the legend on the reverse appears in three lines rather than two, and the obverse legend appears as.

The Ynglinga saga section of Snorri's Heimskringla and the Eddic poem Ragnarsdrápa tell a legend of how Gylfi was seduced by the goddess Gefjon to give her as much land as she could plow in one night.

Hjaðningavíg ( the " battle of the Heodenings "), the legend of Heðinn and Hǫgni or the Saga of Hild is a Scandinavian legend from Norse mythology about a never-ending battle which is documented in Sörla þáttr, Ragnarsdrápa, Gesta Danorum, Skíðaríma and in Skáldskaparmál.

Robespierre visited Marie-Thérèse on 11 May, but no one, according to the legend, entered the dauphin's room for six months until Barras visited the prison after the 9th Thermidor ( 27 July 1794 ).

Invaders from Scandinavia reached Orkney by the 9th century, bringing a complex theology that they imposed on the preexisting Orcadian monuments ; at least according to local legend.

By the 9th century there was already a little church in the same location as the current Little Green Church ( Groen Kerkje ) which, according to legend, was dedicated by Willibrord.

The legend surrounding Scotland's association with the Saint Andrew's Cross was related by Walter Bower and George Buchanan, who claimed that the flag originated in a 9th century battle, where Óengus II led a combined force of Picts and Scots to victory over the Angles, led by Æthelstan.

An ethnonym graphic Jaderani from the legend of St. Krševan in 9th century, was identical to the initial old-Slavic form Zadъrane, or Renaissance Croatian Zadrani.

MacAlpin's treason is a medieval legend which explains the replacement of the Pictish language by Gaelic in the 9th and 10th centuries.

According to the legend of Pope Joan, a woman reigned as pope under the name of John earlier in the 9th century.

According to legend, Athens was formerly ruled by kings ( see Kings of Athens ), a situation which may have continued up until the 9th century BC.

Another local legend originating in the 9th century is that of a handsome warrior-monk, Takeno Shintaro, whose looks so charmed the ladies that they sang a song whenever he came down from the mountains.

According to a 14th century legend, the flag dates back from the 9th century, when the four red bars were drawn, as an act of gratitude, on Wilfred I the Hairy's ( Count of Barcelona ) golden shield by king Charles the Bald's fingers drenched with blood from the Count's war wounds prior to Wilfred's death in 897 during the siege of Barcelona by Lobo ibn Mohammed, the moor governor of Lleida.

Medieval Andalusian Arabs related stories of Atlantic island encounters in the legend ( told by al-Masudi ) of the 9th century navigator Khashkhash of Cordoba and the 12th century story ( told by al-Idrisi ) of the eight Maghurin ( Wanderers ) of Lisbon.

* Pope Joan, 9th century legend

According to legend strongly supported by prof. F. Piekosiński, Pobog-Pobodze clan is a junioral branch of the Popielid dynasty, rulers of Poland in 7th – 9th centuries, before the era of Bolescic-Piast dynasty ( 9th – 14th c .) another junioral branch of the Popielid dynasty.

The first chapter is a detailed critique of how the legend of the Dihyā emerged after several transformations from the 9th century to the 14th.

By the 13th century Cropredy was associated with the legend of Saint Fremund, a Mercian who was said to have been martyred in the 9th century.

Anciently known by its Celtic name of Condate ( confluence ), legend recounts that the abbey of Saint-Antonin () was founded in the 9th century in honour of the saint who brought Christianity to the province of Rouergue, on the western edge of which the town now stands.

According to Elaph E-newspaper, Angham will continue her tour and her third concert around the Middle East is due to take place at the Doha's 9th Music Festival, where she will be closing the event alongside Gulf legend artist Mohammad Abdo on 29 January 2008.

Still, the episode of the bone transferral is dated to the 9th century by most scientists, because the version according to which the transfer occurred in the 5th century is based on a tale by bishop Andrew, who in turn attributed the legend to the Milanese bishop Simplicianus, who, according to Andrew, wrote a biography of the saint.

Sturlunga saga begins with the legend of Geirmundr heljarskinn, a regional ruler in late 9th century Norway, who moves to Iceland to escape the growing power of King Harald Finehair.

The production delves into multiple historical figures who may have contributed to Arthurian legend as early as the third century and as late as the 9th.

According to legend, Guru Rinpoche, the 9th century Buddhist saint had also foretold the event that a Phuntsog from the east would be the next chogyal of Sikkim.

Among the famous natives and residents of the 9th Ward are music legend Fats Domino, rappers Brian " Baby " Williams and Magic, NBA basketball player Eldridge Recasner, NFL Player Marshall Faulk, authors Kalamu ya Salaam and Poppy Z. Brite, actor John Larroquette, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, and the prominent Batiste musical family.