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thumb|In this Lady Godiva (painting)|1897 painting of [[Lady Godiva by John Collier, the authentic historical person is fully submerged in the legend, presented in an anachronistic high medieval setting.]]
feral child
human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age
swan song
final effort before the end
Daniel 5
Bible story in the Book of Daniel
dead man's hand
poker hand said to have been held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered
Crimean legends
Miracle of the roses
miracle in which roses manifest an activity of God or of a saint, attributed to Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336), etc.
Nero Redivivus
risen Roman emperor Nero feared to come in legend
Furninha
Furninha, also known as '''Dominique's cave''', is a natural cave on the southern slope of the Peniche peninsula in Portugal. The cave is situated on the cliffs between the Peniche Fortress and the Cape Carvoeiro.
The cave is located furthest west of any Neanderthal site. Neanderthals became extinct over 40,000 years ago. The cave was also inhabited by modern humans during the Neolithic.

Princess and dragon
an archetypical premise common to many legends, fairy tales, and chivalric romances.
Vjesci
A vjesci (, Silesian and ) is a vampire in Polish folklore. According to legend, some people are born with the destiny of becoming vjesci, discernable by a caul located on the newborn's head. In order to prevent these individuals from becoming a vjesci, the caul was removed, dried, ground and fed to the person on their seventh birthday. Typically, vjesci were said to be indistinguishable from humans, although in some stories, they had a ruddy complexion and an excitable nature. At the time of their death, a vjesci would refuse to take the sacrament. Their body would cool closely, and their lim
Eight verses of Saint Bernard
The legend of Sloven and Rus and Slovensk gord