What are some interesting old European lore or myths that could fit into a roleplaying setting, or maybe some that are just fun storytelling.
Sharing Old Lore
Xavier Morales
Alexander Bennett
RIP Thread
Scandinavian Trolls would kidnap children and place their own offspring in their place. Retarded or just strange kids would be said to be Trolls.
Connor Edwards
I like the story of Rhiannon from Welsh myth. She would make a cool magic fairy-type queen. I can't do the story much justice myself so here's a Wiki: en.wikipedia.org
Tyler Garcia
How the Wawel dragon was defeated was always amusing and a good example of clever party tactics.
polandisawesome.blogspot.ca
>there's a King Krak in there
Blake Campbell
Rise from your grave
Nathan Anderson
I think siegfried's story is the seminal fantasy adventure
Thomas Long
Queen Bod, the original female PC.
Speaking of, this seems like a place full of people who know eurolore. There's a bit from a recent TV series I'd like to run by you, because it feels so familiar to me. The series was about some vets of the Civil War living in New York, and at the end they go back down south to where they met on the battlefield. As they get closer to the battlefield, the vet who lost a leg and has worn a peg ever since starts to hurt more and more, and when they arrive at the hill where he lost his leg, his wound opens and he starts bleeding terribly. Why does this ring so much of a bell to me? I feel like this is something from Homer, but I know it's not. Is there a precedence for this plot, or did the writer just stumble across something with mythic resonance?
Jeremiah Jones
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Ryder White
Kalevala, the Finnish creation myth, is a great source. LotR has taken a lot of inspiration from it.
Brayden Morales
An aspect I've always loved is the Green Man. A face of leaves depicted in churches and sculpture all across europe, universally present and yet little known, with many theories as to their true identity, and how what appears to be a pagan nature spirit keeps poking his nose into christian churches and such.