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• legend — /ˈlɛdʒənd / (say lejuhnd) noun 1. a non historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. 2. matter of this kind. 3. an inscription, especially on a coin, a coat of arms, a monument …  

• legend — noun Etymology: Middle English legende, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin, feminine of legendus, gerundive of legere to gather, select, read; akin to Greek legein to gather, say,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• legend — noun 1》 a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but which is not authenticated. 2》 an extremely famous or notorious person: a screen legend. 3》 an inscription on a coin or medal.     ↘explanatory wording on a map, diagram, etc. 4》… …   English new terms dictionary

• legend — leg·end || ledÊ’É™nd n. story that has been handed down over generations and cannot be proved to be true or fictitious, tale, myth, fable; collection of myths or fables; explanatory table for a map (or chart, etc.); inscription (on a coin,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• legend — A notation, mark, or character upon a map or plat, explanatory of the representation made. Anno: 108 ALR 1424 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• The Final Fantasy Legend — This article is about the 1989 Game Boy game. For the similarly named 2010 mobile game, see Final Fantasy Legends: Hikari to Yami no Senshi. The Final Fantasy Legend Developer(s) Square Publisher(s) …   Wikipedia

• Stab-in-the-back legend — An illustration from an 1919 Austrian postcard showing a caricatured Jew stabbing the German Army in the back with a dagger. The capitulation was blamed upon the unpatriotic populace, the Socialists, Bolsheviks, the Weimar Republic, and… …   Wikipedia

• folk literature — Introduction also called  folklore  or  oral tradition        the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and… …   Universalium

• Vortigern — (pronEng|ˈvɔrtɨɡɝːn; also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, and in Welsh Gwrtheyrn), was a 5th century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons (Brythons). His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in… …   Wikipedia

• Bible moralisée — Prefactory miniature from a moralized Bible of God as architect of the world , folio I verso, from Paris ca. 1220–1230. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum 1 1½ × 8¼ . Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. God shapes the universe with the …   Wikipedia

• Picture Bibles — • In the Middle Ages the Church made use of pictures as a means of instruction, to supplement the knowledge acquired by reading or oral teaching Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Picture Bibles     Picture Bibles …   Catholic encyclopedia